GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 Ti 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 Ti Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 170 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 32% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 Ti.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 19 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 804 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−12
QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF114 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 January 2011 5 March 2012
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 822 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67 55.04
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 229 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
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Design reference
CrossFire +
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