Radeon HD 7850M vs Tesla M2070 Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7850M and Tesla M2070 Q. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7850M and Tesla M2070 Q. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  Radeon HD 7850M Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 462% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Radeon HD 7850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Radeon HD 7850M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7850M is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 101 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon HD 7850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 868 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 3−4
ultra / 1080p 3−4 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7850M Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Heathrow Pro GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 24 April 2012 25 July 2011
Pipelines 640 448
Core clock speed 675 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.00 32.14
Floating-point performance 864.0 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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