AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7850 and AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7850

  • Around 38% higher texture fill rate: 55.04 GTexel / s vs 40 GTexel / s
  • Around 60% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 640
  • Around 38% better floating-point performance: 1,761 gflops vs 1,280 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3885 vs 2174
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 567 vs 462
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 47.041 vs 33.836
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1028.005 vs 506.712
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.41 vs 3.01
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 72.975 vs 49.787
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 249.482 vs 153.657
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6173 vs 3707
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6173 vs 3707
  • Around 85% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1312 vs 711
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 55.04 GTexel / s vs 40 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops vs 1,280 gflops
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3885 vs 2174
PassMark - G2D Mark 567 vs 462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 47.041 vs 33.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1028.005 vs 506.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.41 vs 3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 72.975 vs 49.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 249.482 vs 153.657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6173 vs 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6173 vs 3707
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1312 vs 711

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4524 vs 3696
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 14630 vs 3351
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4524 vs 3696
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 14630 vs 3351
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4524 vs 3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 14630 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4524 vs 3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 14630 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7850
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3885
2174
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
567
462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.041
33.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1028.005
506.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.41
3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
72.975
49.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
249.482
153.657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6173
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3696
4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
14630
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6173
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3696
4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
14630
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1312
711
Name AMD Radeon HD 7850 AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 3885 2174
PassMark - G2D Mark 567 462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 47.041 33.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1028.005 506.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.41 3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 72.975 49.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 249.482 153.657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6173 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3696 4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 14630
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6173 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3696 4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 14630
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1312 711
Geekbench - OpenCL 14263

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 7850 AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn Cape Verde
Design AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch date 5 March 2012 15 February 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $159
Place in performance rating 520 557
Price now $449.59
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 11.01

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops 1,280 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 640
Stream Processors 1200 640
Texture fill rate 55.04 GTexel / s 40 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 125 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCIe 2.1 x16
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 210 mm 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 11 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync