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AMD Radeon HD 7850

Pitcairn
Graphics Processor
1024
Cores
64
TMUs
32
ROPs
2048 MB
Memory Size
GDDR5
Memory Type
256 bit
Bus Width
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The Radeon HD 7850 was a performance graphics card by AMD, launched in March 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Pitcairn graphics processor, in its Pitcairn PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The Pitcairn graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 212 mm² and 2,800 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition, which uses the same GPU but has all 1280 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon HD 7850 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units and 32 ROPs. AMD has placed 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 860 MHz, memory is running at 1200 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7850 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 130 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort. Radeon HD 7850 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 210 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 249 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Pitcairn
GPU Variant
Pitcairn PRO
(215-0828062)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
2,800 million
Die Size
212 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Mar 5th, 2012
Generation
Southern Islands
(HD 7800)
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
249 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Relative Performance

5%
GeForce 210
7%
GeForce 9400 GT
8%
Radeon HD 4550
10%
Radeon HD 5450
12%
Radeon HD 6450
13%
GeForce GT 520
16%
GeForce GT 220
21%
GeForce GT 430
21%
Radeon HD 5570
23%
Radeon HD 4670
24%
GeForce GT 440
25%
GeForce GT 240
29%
GeForce 9600 GT
30%
Radeon HD 5670
33%
GeForce GT 640
34%
GeForce 9800 GT
35%
Radeon HD 6670
36%
Radeon HD 4830
39%
Radeon HD 4770
41%
Radeon HD 4850
42%
GeForce GTS 250
43%
GeForce GTS 450
44%
Radeon HD 5750
51%
Radeon HD 7750
51%
Radeon HD 5770
52%
GeForce GTX 260
53%
Radeon HD 4870
53%
Radeon Vega 8
53%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
54%
GeForce GTX 650
57%
Radeon HD 5830
60%
Radeon HD 6790
61%
Radeon HD 4890
63%
GeForce GTX 460
63%
Radeon RX Vega 11
64%
GeForce GT 1030
65%
GeForce GTX 275
65%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
65%
GeForce GTX 280
66%
GeForce GTX 465
69%
Radeon HD 6850
71%
GeForce GTX 285
76%
Radeon HD 5850
77%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
77%
Radeon HD 7790
81%
Radeon RX 550
81%
GeForce GTX 470
84%
Radeon HD 6870
89%
Radeon HD 5870
92%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
93%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
94%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
95%
Radeon HD 6950
98%
GeForce GTX 295
99%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
100%
Radeon HD 7850
102%
GeForce GTX 480
106%
Radeon HD 6970
109%
Radeon R7 265
110%
Radeon R7 370
110%
Radeon RX 560
111%
GeForce GTX 660
111%
GeForce GTX 570
120%
GeForce GTX 950
121%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
124%
Radeon R9 270X
125%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
126%
GeForce GTX 580
127%
GeForce GTX 1050
127%
Radeon HD 7950
129%
Radeon RX 460
130%
Radeon HD 5970
133%
GeForce GTX 760
144%
GeForce GTX 670
147%
GeForce GTX 960
151%
Radeon R9 380
152%
Radeon R9 285
153%
Radeon HD 7970
155%
GeForce GTX 680
159%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
163%
GeForce GTX 770
167%
Radeon HD 6990
171%
Radeon R9 280X
173%
GeForce GTX 590
173%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
192%
GeForce GTX 780
211%
Radeon RX 470
214%
Radeon R9 290
228%
Radeon R9 390
229%
Radeon R9 290X
233%
GeForce GTX 970
236%
GeForce GTX TITAN
238%
Radeon RX 570
239%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
242%
Radeon R9 390X
243%
Radeon HD 7990
244%
Radeon RX 480
247%
GeForce GTX 690
260%
Radeon RX 580 XTR
265%
GeForce GTX 980
269%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
269%
Radeon R9 FURY
295%
Radeon R9 295X2
300%
Radeon R9 FURY X
306%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
328%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
361%
GeForce GTX 1070
373%
Radeon RX Vega 56
402%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
402%
Radeon RX Vega 64
424%
GeForce GTX 1080
497%
TITAN X Pascal
509%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
555%
GeForce RTX 2080 Rev. A
632%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Rev. A
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
860 MHz
Memory Clock
1200 MHz
4800 MHz effective

Memory

Memory Size
2048 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
1024
TMUs
64
ROPs
32
Compute Units
16

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
27.52 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
55.04 GTexel/s
FP32 (float) performance
1,761 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance
110.1 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
8.28 inches
210 mm
TDP
130 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
C403

Graphics Features

DirectX
12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.77
Shader Model
5.1

Pitcairn GPU Notes

Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0

Retail boards based on this design (82)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
AFOX HD 7850 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.5 inches/216 mm, Single-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort 1x mini-DisplayPort
AFOX HD 7850 Low Profile 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9 inches/229 mm, Single-slot, 1x DVI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS Dragon HD 7850 DirectCU II OC 1 GB 910 MHz 1250 MHz 1024 MB, 10.63 inches/270 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS Dragon HD 7850 DirectCU II OC 2 GB 1000 MHz 1250 MHz 10.47 inches/266 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS HD 7850 DirectCU 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.8 inches/249 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS HD 7850 DirectCU II 870 MHz 1210 MHz 10.2 inches/259 mm
ASUS HD 7850 DirectCU II TOP 1050 MHz 1250 MHz 10.2 inches/259 mm
ASUS HD 7850 DirectCU II TOP V2 1000 MHz 1250 MHz 10.47 inches/266 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 860 MHz 1200 MHz 10.4 inches/264 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Club 3D HD 7850 860 MHz 1200 MHz
Club 3D HD 7850 royalAce 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 10.55 inches/268 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Club 3D HD 7850 royalKing 1 GB 910 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.8 inches/198 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Club 3D HD 7850 royalKing 2 GB 910 MHz 1200 MHz 7.8 inches/198 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Club 3D HD 7850 royalQueen 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.8 inches/198 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Club 3D HD 7850 royalQueen 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 7.8 inches/198 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ColorFire HD 7850 PRO X6 860 MHz 1200 MHz 6x mini-DisplayPort
ColorFire HD 7850 XStorm 860 MHz 1200 MHz 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ColorFire i-Cafe HD 7850 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ColorFire i-Cafe HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Dataland HD 7850 Dual Cool 1 GB 910 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Dataland HD 7850 Dual Cool 2 GB 910 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Diamond HD 7850 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8 inches/203 mm
Diamond HD 7850 V2 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.7 inches/221 mm
GIGABYTE HD 7850 WindForce 2X 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.49 inches/241 mm
GIGABYTE HD 7850 WindForce 2X 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9.49 inches/241 mm
GIGABYTE HD 7850 WindForce 2X OC 1 GB 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.49 inches/241 mm
GIGABYTE HD 7850 WindForce 2X OC 2 GB 975 MHz 1200 MHz 9.49 inches/241 mm
HIS HD 7850 Fan 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.055 inches/230 mm
HIS HD 7850 Fan 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9.055 inches/230 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ Turbo 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 11.69 inches/297 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ Turbo X 1000 MHz 1250 MHz 11.69 inches/297 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.25 inches/235 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9.25 inches/235 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X Turbo 1 GB 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 9.25 inches/235 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X Turbo 2 GB 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 9.25 inches/235 mm
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X Turbo X 1000 MHz 1250 MHz 9.25 inches/235 mm
HIS HD 7850 iPower IceQ 860 MHz 1200 MHz 4096 MB, 11.7 inches/297 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
HIS HD 7850 iPower IceQ Turbo 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 4096 MB, 11.7 inches/297 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
HIS HD 7850 iPower IceQ X² 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.82 inches/224 mm
HIS HD 7850 iPower IceQ X² Turbo 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 8.82 inches/224 mm
M-ONE HD 7850 Skyrocket 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
MAXSUN HD 7850 Big Mac X2 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
MAXSUN HD 7850 Jumbo 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
MSI HD 7850 Hawk 1 GB 980 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB
MSI HD 7850 Hawk 2 GB 980 MHz 1200 MHz 8.268 inches/210 mm
MSI HD 7850 OC 1 GB 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.952 inches/202 mm
MSI HD 7850 OC 2 GB 900 MHz 1200 MHz 7.952 inches/202 mm
MSI HD 7850 Power Edition OC 950 MHz 1200 MHz 8.268 inches/210 mm
MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 900 MHz 1200 MHz 8.877 inches/225 mm
PowerColor HD 7850 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 8.11 inches/206 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PowerColor HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.11 inches/206 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PowerColor HD 7850 Fling Force 910 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PowerColor HD 7850 SCS3 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 8 inches/203 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PowerColor HD 7850 V2 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8 inches/203 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PowerColor PCS+ HD 7850 1000 MHz 1225 MHz 9.055 inches/230 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Dual-X 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 8.15 inches/207 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Dual-X 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.15 inches/207 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Dual-X OC 1 GB 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 8.15 inches/207 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Dual-X OC 2 GB 920 MHz 1250 MHz 8.15 inches/207 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Eyefinity 2.0 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.267 inches/210 mm
Sapphire HD 7850 Net Bar 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
Sapphire HD 7850 OC 2 GB 920 MHz 1250 MHz 8.27 inches/210 mm
Sapphire HD 7850 OC Eyefinity 2.0 1 GB 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 8.15 inches/207 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7850 Overseas Edition 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
VisionTek HD 7850 860 MHz 1200 MHz
VisionTek HD 7850 OC Edition 1000 MHz 1225 MHz
VTX3D HD 7850 VChamp 1000 MHz 1225 MHz 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
VTX3D HD 7850 X-Edition 1 GB 1000 MHz 1225 MHz 1024 MB, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
VTX3D HD 7850 X-Edition 2 GB 1000 MHz 1225 MHz 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX Double D HD 7850 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.8 inches/198 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX Double D HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9.5 inches/241 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX Double D HD 7850 Black Edition 975 MHz 1250 MHz 9.5 inches/241 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX FX 7850 Monster 860 MHz 1200 MHz 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX HD 7850 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.8 inches/198 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX HD 7850 1 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 1024 MB, 7.8 inches/198 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 7.8 inches/198 mm
XFX HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 9.5 inches/241 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX HD 7850 2 GB 860 MHz 1200 MHz 7.8 inches/198 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX HD 7850 Black Edition 975 MHz 1250 MHz 9.5 inches/241 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Yeston HD 7850 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.66 inches/220 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Zalman HD 7850 GV1000-Cu 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.35 inches/212 mm
Zalman HD 7850 VF1500 860 MHz 1200 MHz 8.86 inches/225 mm