GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon HD 7850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 860M SLI here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x 4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
8−9
5−6
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−33
ultra / 1080p
30−35
24−27
QHD / 1440p
14−16
10−11
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
low / 720p
75−80
60−65
medium / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
220−230
medium / 768p
210−220
190−200
ultra / 1080p
130−140
110−120
QHD / 1440p
100−110
80−85
4K / 2160p
55−60
40−45
high / 768p
170−180
160−170
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
85−90
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
21−24
18−20
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−33
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
130−140
110−120
medium / 1080p
80−85
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
65−70
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
110−120
100−105
medium / 768p
100−105
90−95
high / 1080p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
9−10
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 18% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Radeon HD 7850
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.0
Code name
Pitcairn
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2014
5 March 2012
Pipelines
1280
1024
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2x 1870 Million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
55.04
Floating-point performance
1,761 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
2x 128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
249 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
12.5 Mh/s
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