Radeon R9 270 1024SP vs HD 7850M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 722 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.10 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
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 | 640 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 59.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.864 TFLOPS | 1.894 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 13 March 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 150 Watt |
HD 7850M has 275% lower power consumption.
R9 270 1024SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon R9 270 1024SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7850M is a notebook card while Radeon R9 270 1024SP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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