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    Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 7850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8730M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 8730M here:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7850 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Radeon HD 7850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−12 −
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
    Code name Pitcairn Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 5 March 2012 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 1024 384
    Core clock speed 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 55.04 16.80
    Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 249 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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