AMD Radeon HD 7850M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

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Performance
Radeon HD 7850M52% better
2,4672% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 460M
1,6232% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 7850M has 52% better performance than the GeForce GTX 460M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 7850M
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GeForce GTX 460M
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 7850M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 7850M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q2 2012. It is built on the GCN 1.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Heathrow) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The HD 7850M has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,000 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 64 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 7850M includes 640 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 675 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 40 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 16 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 40 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 7850M has the 327th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.36% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q3 2010. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF106) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 460M has 1,536 MB of GDDR5 memory, with a 625 MHz memory clock and a 192 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 60 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 460M includes 192 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 675 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 32 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 24 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 50 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The GTX 460M has the 400th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 1.55% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureGCN 1.0Fermi
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ2 2012Q3 2010
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 7850M or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 7850M52% better
2,4672% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 460M
1,6232% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 7850M has 52% better performance than the GeForce GTX 460M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 7850M is ranked 327th with a score of 2,467, and the GeForce GTX 460M is ranked 400th with a score of 1,623.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 7850M
No data available
GeForce GTX 460M
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 7850M and the GeForce GTX 460M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon HD 7850M or
GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce GT 750M2,543+3%
Radeon R7 M3702,524+2%
Radeon HD 7850M2,467
Radeon HD 6950M2,452-1%
Quadro K620M2,434-1%
Radeon R5 M4301,689-32%
Radeon R5 M3201,652-33%
GeForce GTX 460M1,623-34%
Radeon HD 8690M1,600-35%
Radeon R5 M2401,588-36%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
3DMark 11 Performance Score
2,760
(+52.91%)
1,805
PassMark G3D Mark
1,373
(+11.54%)
1,231
PassMark G2D Mark
560
(+121.34%)
253
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
CodenameHeathrowGF106
ArchitectureGCN 1.0Fermi
Process Size28 nm40 nm
Transistors1,500 million1,170 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
Memory Size2 GB1,536 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth64 Gb/s60 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,000 MHz625 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
L1 Cache16 KB64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB384 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)40 W50 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
Stream Processors (SP)640--
CUDA Cores--192
Compute Units (CU)10--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--4
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)4032
Render Output Units (ROP)1624
Core Clock Speed675 MHz675 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
Pixel Fill Rate10.8 GPixel/s5.4 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate27 GTexel/s21.6 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance864 GFLOPS518.4 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance54 GFLOPS43.2 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 7850MGeForce GTX 460M
DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)1.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)5.1

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.