GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon HD 7850M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 7850M, 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 570 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 570 has 447% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 789 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 6−7
ultra / 1080p 12−14 3−4
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF110 Heathrow Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 24 April 2012
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 1464 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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