GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 7850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 560 SE will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 560 SE.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 210 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 2628 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−12 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 91% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF114 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2012 5 March 2012
Pipelines 288 1024
Core clock speed 736 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 55.04
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 210 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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