GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7850

Place in the ranking	452	128
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.91	no data
Power efficiency	5.33	22.36
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	5 March 2012 (12 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1024	5120
Core clock speed	no data	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	249.6
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	448.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

HD 7850 10.07

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.36
+271%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7850 3870

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+271%

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.

HD 7850 5210

RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+389%

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	30−35 −283%	115 +283%
1440p	18−20 −300%	72 +300%
4K	12−14 −275%	45 +275%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	8.30	no data
1440p	13.83	no data
4K	20.75	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	119 +0%	119 +0%
Elden Ring	125 +0%	125 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	102 +0%	102 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 +0%	97 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	224 +0%	224 +0%
Metro Exodus	112 +0%	112 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	127 +0%	127 +0%
Elden Ring	181 +0%	181 +0%
Far Cry 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Fortnite	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	183 +0%	183 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	125 +0%	125 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	98 +0%	98 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 +0%	68 +0%
Dota 2	120 +0%	120 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	168 +0%	168 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Valorant	183 +0%	183 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
Elden Ring	103 +0%	103 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	83 +0%	83 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +0%	38 +0%
World of Tanks	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +0%	43 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	125 +0%	125 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	118 +0%	118 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
Elden Ring	51 +0%	51 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	83 +0%	83 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	83 +0%	83 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +0%	20 +0%
Dota 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Fortnite	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +0%	71 +0%
Valorant	64 +0%	64 +0%

This is how HD 7850 and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 283% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 300% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 275% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.07	37.36
Recency	5 March 2012	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	125 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has a 271% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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