RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7850M with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A500 Mobile outperforms HD 7850M by a whopping 387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 741 | 330 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.06 | 19.73 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | GA107S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1537 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 98.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.864 TFLOPS | 6.296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 8−9
−438%
| 43
+438%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−475%
| 23
+475%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 4 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−745%
|
90−95
+745%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−229%
|
23
+229%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−475%
|
65−70
+475%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−745%
|
90−95
+745%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−500%
|
54
+500%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−400%
|
90−95
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−319%
|
65−70
+319%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−186%
|
20
+186%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−163%
|
120−130
+163%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−475%
|
65−70
+475%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−745%
|
90−95
+745%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−244%
|
210−220
+244%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−219%
|
95−100
+219%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−433%
|
48
+433%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−400%
|
90−95
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−319%
|
65−70
+319%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−560%
|
66
+560%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−57.1%
|
11
+57.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−467%
|
30−35
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−400%
|
55
+400%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−163%
|
120−130
+163%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−475%
|
65−70
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−219%
|
95−100
+219%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−389%
|
44
+389%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−319%
|
65−70
+319%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
+40%
|
5
−40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−164%
|
29
+164%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−163%
|
120−130
+163%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−400%
|
90−95
+400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−725%
|
30−35
+725%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−380%
|
120−130
+380%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−1400%
|
30
+1400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−575%
|
160−170
+575%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−376%
|
160−170
+376%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−400%
|
40−45
+400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
−517%
|
35−40
+517%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−463%
|
90−95
+463%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−470%
|
55−60
+470%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−240%
|
16−18
+240%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−867%
|
27−30
+867%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
This is how HD 7850M and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A500 Mobile is 438% faster in 1080p
- RTX A500 Mobile is 475% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7850M is 40% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 1400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 7850M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 57 tests (86%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.43 | 16.72 |
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 60 Watt |
HD 7850M has 50% lower power consumption.
RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 387.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7850M is a notebook graphics card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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