Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	285	453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.62	2.91
Power efficiency	16.98	5.33
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GP106	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 849% better value for money than HD 7850.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	1024
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	55.04
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	1.761 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	80	64

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 Mobile 19.73
+95.9%

HD 7850 10.07

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
+122%

HD 7850 5210

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	68 +127%	30−35 −127%
1440p	44 +110%	21−24 −110%
4K	30 +114%	14−16 −114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49 +138%	8.30 −138%
1440p	5.39 +120%	11.86 −120%
4K	7.90 +125%	17.79 −125%

GTX 1060 Mobile has 138% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 120% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 125% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +122%	18−20 −122%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +106%	18−20 −106%
Elden Ring	53 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +110%	30−33 −110%
Counter-Strike 2	32 +100%	16−18 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +100%	16−18 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +112%	50−55 −112%
Metro Exodus	69 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +111%	35−40 −111%
Valorant	86 +115%	40−45 −115%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +109%	35−40 −109%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +125%	12−14 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
Dota 2	49 +104%	24−27 −104%
Elden Ring	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
Far Cry 5	70 +100%	35−40 −100%
Fortnite	94 +109%	45−50 −109%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +100%	40−45 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +111%	35−40 −111%
Metro Exodus	49 +104%	24−27 −104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 +104%	100−105 −104%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +125%	12−14 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +114%	35−40 −114%
Valorant	53 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
World of Tanks	222 +102%	110−120 −102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 +111%	27−30 −111%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +119%	16−18 −119%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +130%	10−11 −130%
Dota 2	118 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +120%	30−33 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +127%	30−33 −127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Valorant	72 +106%	35−40 −106%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Elden Ring	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +100%	85−90 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +113%	8−9 −113%
World of Tanks	130−140 +106%	65−70 −106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 +100%	21−24 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +113%	24−27 −113%
Metro Exodus	45 +114%	21−24 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Valorant	46 +119%	21−24 −119%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Dota 2	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
Elden Ring	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Metro Exodus	14 +100%	7−8 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +113%	30−33 −113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +120%	5−6 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 +120%	10−11 −120%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Dota 2	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Fortnite	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +107%	14−16 −107%
Valorant	23 +130%	10−11 −130%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and HD 7850 compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 127% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 110% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.73	10.07
Recency	15 August 2016	5 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 95.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.