GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 7850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 280 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 280 has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850.
GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	18−20
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 344% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	120−130	220−230
medium / 768p	90−95	190−200
ultra / 1080p	40−45	110−120
QHD / 1440p	21−24	80−85
4K / 2160p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	65−70	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 124% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
ultra / 1080p	24−27	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 94% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	10−12	50−55
medium / 1080p	3−4	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 650% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	110−120
medium / 1080p	10−12	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 212% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	4−5	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	16−18	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	40−45	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	5−6	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 218% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	5−6	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 380% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	12−14	70−75
medium / 768p	8−9	40−45
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 442% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2008	5 March 2012
Pipelines	240	1024
Core clock speed	1296 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion/sec	55.04
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	240
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI		+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 7850

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