AMD Radeon HD 7850
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

AMD Radeon HD 7850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
HD 7850 GTX 470 Difference
AMD Radeon HD 7850 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Price $ 249.0 $ 299.0 50 (20%)
Year 2012 2010 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 66C 95C 29 (44%)
Max Fan Noise 50.5dB 60dB 9.5 (19%)
Recommended Power Supply 480W 565W 85 (18%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99) Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 34.1 FPS 26.2 FPS 7.9 (23%)
Average 1440p Performance 23.2 FPS 14.2 FPS 9 (39%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 18.4 FPS 12.4 FPS 6 (33%)
Average 4K Performance 11.1 FPS 8.9 FPS 2.2 (20%)
Memory 2 GB 1 GB 1 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.3 $ 13.3 6 (82%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.7 $ 24.6 13.9 (130%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.5 $ 28.2 14.7 (109%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 22.4 $ 39.2 16.8 (75%)
Variant AMD Radeon HD 7850 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Overall Combination Score 53/100 46/100 7 (13%)
Our Verdict: The HD 7850 is faster by 63% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for HD 7850 .
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AMD Radeon HD 7850

AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the HD 7850, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The HD 7850 is much more expensive than the HD 7750 as it costs a whopping $ 249. Compare this to the HD 7750, which came originally at a price of $ 109. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 650 Ti Boost which costs $ 169.

Spec for spec, this HD 7850 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the HD 7750, by boasting 83.3 % more fps. The HD 7850 has 2 GB RAM compared to the HD 7750 's 1 GB video memory.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 650 Ti Boost, the HD 7850 was 15.6 % faster. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The HD 7850 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the HD 7750 and it really justifies an upgrade.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

The GTX 480 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Fermi set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 470 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 349. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Fermi graphics card inside the GTX 470, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 6870, the GTX 470 was -8.4 % slower. The GTX 480 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Fermi set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 470 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 349.

NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Fermi graphics card inside the GTX 470, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 6870, the GTX 470 was -8.4 % slower.

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AMD Radeon HD 7850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
22
25.1
16
18.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
17.1
11
12.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
13
14.8
9
10.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
11.4
7
8.2
2023 Forspoken
11
13.2
8
9.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
10.3
6
7.4
2023 Dead Space
15
17.1
11
12.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
18
20.3
13
14.6
2023 Armored Core VI
18
20.3
13
14.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
9.1
5
6.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
18.2
11
13.1
2023 Remnant II
9
10.3
6
7.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
13.7
8
9.9
2023 Atomic Heart
12
13.7
8
9.9
2023 Starfield
6
6.8
4
4.9
2022 Elden Ring
13
14.9
10
12.0
2022 God of War
12
14.1
10
11.4
2022 Overwatch 2
23
26.2
19
21.2
2022 F1 22
18
20.5
13
14.8
2022 Dying Light 2
17
19.4
12
14.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
19.4
12
14.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
28
31.9
20
23.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
22.8
14
16.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
14.3
10
11.5
2021 Halo Infinite
9
10.9
7
8.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
20.1
14
16.2
2021 Hitman 3
23
26.2
17
18.9
2021 Far Cry 6
21
24.4
15
17.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
24
26.7
17
19.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
26.9
17
19.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
11.5
8
9.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
7.5
5
6.1
2020 Valorant
45
50.5
36
40.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
17
19.8
14
16.0
2020 Death Stranding
20
22.9
16
18.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
14.9
10
12.0
2020 Godfall
20
22.3
16
18.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
11.5
8
9.3
2019 Apex Legends
24
27.0
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
15
17.4
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
25.5
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
31.0
22
25.0
2019 Metro Exodus
12
13.8
10
11.2
2019 World War Z
22
25.5
18
20.6
2019 Gears of War 5
18
20.1
14
16.2
2019 F1 2019
22
25.2
18
20.4
2019 GreedFall
20
22.7
16
18.4
2019 Borderlands 3
14
16.0
11
12.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
27
30.7
22
24.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
11.8
8
9.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
18.6
13
15.0
2018 Just Cause 4
18
20.0
14
16.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
21.5
15
17.4
2018 Strange Brigade
29
32.4
23
26.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
24
27.6
20
22.3
2017 For Honor
33
36.8
26
29.8
2017 Project CARS 2
23
26.1
18
21.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
31.6
22
25.5
2016 Dishonored 2
17
19.0
13
15.4
2015 Rocket League
96
107.5
78
86.8
2015 Need For Speed
26
29.8
21
24.1
2015 Project CARS
25
28.6
20
23.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
46
52.2
37
42.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
73.7
53
59.5
2011 DiRT 3
75
84.0
58
65.1
2011 Portal 2
111
123.7
100
111.3
2011 Batman: Arkham City
55
62.0
44
49.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
64
72.2
50
56.4
2011 Battlefield 3
29
33.2
28
31.8
2010 Metro: 2033
34
38.0
27
30.0
2010 Starcraft II
65
72.7
55
61.2
2009 League of Legends
124
138.2
100
111.6
2008 Crysis: Warhead
31
35.4
24
27.5

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AMD Radeon HD 7850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
18.2
10
13.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
12.5
7
9.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
11.4
6
8.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
8.7
4
6.2
2023 Forspoken
6
8.7
4
6.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
7.3
4
5.3
2023 Dead Space
9
11.4
6
8.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
13
16.4
9
11.8
2023 Armored Core VI
13
16.4
9
11.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
6.4
3
4.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
12.5
7
9.0
2023 Remnant II
5
6.8
3
4.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
10.3
5
7.4
2023 Atomic Heart
7
9.8
5
7.1
2023 Starfield
4
6.2
3
4.4
2022 Elden Ring
9
11.8
7
9.5
2022 God of War
9
12.1
7
9.8
2022 Overwatch 2
18
22.6
14
18.2
2022 F1 22
10
12.5
7
9.0
2022 Dying Light 2
10
12.5
7
9.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
10
13.7
7
9.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
22.8
13
16.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
14.8
8
10.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
12.3
7
9.9
2021 Halo Infinite
7
9.8
6
7.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
13.4
8
10.8
2021 Hitman 3
14
18.7
10
13.5
2021 Far Cry 6
14
18.2
10
13.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
18.9
10
13.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
17.6
10
12.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
10.0
6
8.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
6.6
4
5.3
2020 Valorant
33
41.3
26
33.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
12
15.5
10
12.5
2020 Death Stranding
14
17.7
11
14.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
8
10.6
6
8.6
2020 Godfall
11
14.9
9
12.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
10.7
6
8.7
2019 Apex Legends
16
20.1
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
11
13.8
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
19.8
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
20.9
13
16.9
2019 Metro Exodus
8
10.7
6
8.7
2019 World War Z
14
18.6
12
15.0
2019 Gears of War 5
11
14.6
9
11.8
2019 F1 2019
14
17.9
11
14.4
2019 GreedFall
13
16.4
10
13.3
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.2
7
9.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
22.1
14
17.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
9.7
6
7.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
14.6
9
11.8
2018 Just Cause 4
11
14.7
9
11.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
15.0
9
12.2
2018 Strange Brigade
18
22.6
14
18.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
16
20.0
12
16.1
2017 For Honor
17
21.5
13
17.4
2017 Project CARS 2
14
18.4
11
14.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
28.6
18
23.1
2016 Dishonored 2
13
16.3
10
13.1
2015 Rocket League
36
46.1
29
37.2
2015 Need For Speed
18
23.0
14
18.6
2015 Project CARS
17
21.8
14
17.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
27
33.8
21
27.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
61.4
39
49.6
2009 League of Legends
61
76.8
49
62.0

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AMD Radeon HD 7850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
13
17.2
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
8
11.4
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
16.2
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
16.7
10
13.5
2019 Metro Exodus
7
9.4
5
7.6
2019 World War Z
11
15.7
9
12.7
2019 Gears of War 5
9
12.7
7
10.3
2019 F1 2019
11
15.7
9
12.6
2019 GreedFall
9
12.4
7
10.1
2019 Borderlands 3
6
9.1
5
7.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
18.9
11
15.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
8.5
5
6.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
12.7
7
10.3
2018 Just Cause 4
9
12.0
7
9.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
11.9
7
9.6
2018 Strange Brigade
14
18.7
11
15.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
18.1
11
14.6
2017 For Honor
13
17.2
10
14.0
2017 Project CARS 2
13
18.1
11
14.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
28.1
17
22.7
2016 Dishonored 2
11
15.6
9
12.6
2015 Rocket League
27
36.1
22
29.2
2015 Need For Speed
15
20.5
12
16.6
2015 Project CARS
15
19.9
12
16.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
26.5
16
21.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
47
62.4
38
50.4
2009 League of Legends
43
57.5
35
46.4

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AMD Radeon HD 7850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
9
13.7
6
9.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
8.0
4
5.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
8.0
4
5.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
4.6
2
3.3
2023 Forspoken
2
4.1
2
3.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
3.6
1
2.6
2023 Dead Space
3
4.6
2
3.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
6
9.1
4
6.6
2023 Armored Core VI
6
9.1
4
6.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.0
1
2.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
4
6.8
3
4.9
2023 Remnant II
2
3.4
1
2.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
3
5.0
2
3.6
2023 Atomic Heart
4
6.2
3
4.4
2023 Starfield
2
4.1
2
3.0
2022 Elden Ring
4
6.7
3
5.4
2022 God of War
6
9.4
5
7.6
2022 Overwatch 2
11
17.0
9
13.8
2022 F1 22
6
9.1
4
6.6
2022 Dying Light 2
6
9.1
4
6.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
7
10.3
5
7.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
11
16.0
8
11.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6
9.1
4
6.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
9.5
5
7.7
2021 Halo Infinite
4
6.8
3
5.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
6
8.6
4
6.9
2021 Hitman 3
7
11.4
5
8.2
2021 Far Cry 6
6
9.8
4
7.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
7
10.3
5
7.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
7
11.4
5
8.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
4
6.8
3
5.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
5.2
2
4.2
2020 Valorant
25
35.9
20
29.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
5
8.3
4
6.7
2020 Death Stranding
7
10.8
6
8.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
5.6
3
4.5
2020 Godfall
4
7.1
3
5.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
7.1
3
5.7
2019 Apex Legends
8
12.0
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
5
7.5
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
10.5
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
7
10.3
5
8.3
2019 Metro Exodus
4
6.8
3
5.5
2019 World War Z
7
10.7
6
8.7
2019 Gears of War 5
6
9.2
5
7.4
2019 F1 2019
7
11.4
6
9.2
2019 GreedFall
4
6.8
3
5.5
2019 Borderlands 3
4
5.8
3
4.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
13.2
7
10.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
6.1
3
5.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
6
9.2
5
7.4
2018 Just Cause 4
5
7.7
4
6.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
5
7.2
4
5.8
2018 Strange Brigade
8
12.3
6
9.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
13.8
7
11.2
2017 For Honor
7
10.7
6
8.7
2017 Project CARS 2
10
15.4
8
12.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
16
23.9
13
19.3
2016 Dishonored 2
9
12.9
7
10.4
2015 Rocket League
15
21.5
12
17.4
2015 Need For Speed
10
15.4
8
12.4
2015 Project CARS
10
15.4
8
12.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
10
15.7
8
12.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
38
55.3
31
44.6
2009 League of Legends
21
30.7
17
24.8
HD 7850 vs GTX 470 with i7-2700K vs i7-975 at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
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AMD Radeon HD 7850 / i7-2700K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 7850 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between HD 7850 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 7850 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 7850 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 / i7-975

It is worth noting that the GTX 470 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 1280 MB RAM, the GTX 470 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. It is important to know that GTX 470 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between GTX 470 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 470 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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HD 7850 vs GTX 470 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

HD 7850 GTX 470
Board NumberC403P1045
Length8.28 inches 210 mm9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI1x mini-HDMI
Power Connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP130 W215 W

Clock Speeds

HD 7850 GTX 470
GPU Clock860 MHz608 MHz
Memory Clock1200 MHz 4800 MHz effective837 MHz 3348 MHz effective

Graphics Card

HD 7850 GTX 470
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationSouthern Islands (HD 7800)GeForce 400
Launch Price249 USD349 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateMar 5th, 2012Mar 26th, 2010

Graphics Features

HD 7850 GTX 470
DirectX12.0 (11_1)12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.1
OpenGL4.54.6
Shader Model5.15.1
Vulkan1.1.77N/A

Graphics Processor

HD 7850 GTX 470
ArchitectureGCN 1.0Fermi
Die Size212 mm²529 mm²
GPU NamePitcairnGF100
GPU VariantPitcairn PRO (215-0828062)GF100-275-A3
Process Size28 nm40 nm
Transistors2,800 million3,100 million

Memory

HD 7850 GTX 470
Bandwidth153.6 GB/s133.9 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit320 bit
Memory Size2048 MB1280 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

HD 7850 GTX 470
ROPs3240
Shading Units1024448
TMUs6456

Theoretical Performance

HD 7850 GTX 470
FP32 (float) performance1,761 GFLOPS1,089 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance110.1 GFLOPS (1:16)136.1 GFLOPS (1:8)
Pixel Rate27.52 GPixel/s17.02 GPixel/s
Texture Rate55.04 GTexel/s34.05 GTexel/s
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