Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 8870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8870M, 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 Radeon HD 7850 stacks up against Radeon HD 8870M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7850
Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 7850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 8870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3300 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
18−20
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
24−27
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 130% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
30−33
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
220−230
140−150
medium / 768p
190−200
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
55−60
QHD / 1440p
80−85
30−35
4K / 2160p
40−45
27−30
high / 768p
160−170
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
medium / 768p
100−110
60−65
ultra / 1080p
75−80
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
21−24
9−10
ultra / 1080p
21−24
8−9
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
4−5
low / 720p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 136% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
30−35
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
65−70
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 96% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
30−35
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
QHD / 1440p
12−14
2−3
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
100−105
55−60
medium / 768p
90−95
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
7−8
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 96% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
20−22
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 109% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
70−75
27−30
medium / 768p
40−45
18−20
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 128% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
21−24
high / 768p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7850
Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN
Code name
Pitcairn
Venus
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
5 March 2012
18 December 2012
Pipelines
1024
640
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
775 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
55.04
31.00
Floating-point performance
1,761 gflops
992.0 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
72 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
107 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
12.5 Mh/s
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