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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 7850

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7850, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7850.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7850
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 225 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7850 has 23% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 260 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 260.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 201 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 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 192 1024
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 55.04
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,761 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 210 mm
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 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 192
    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) 30 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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