GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
1163%
1163%
AMD Radeon HD 7850
10%
10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is approximately 1153% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA102 | Pitcairn |
| CoresDifferent | 10496 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 328 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA102 | Pitcairn |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA102-300-A1 | Pitcairn PRO(215-0828062) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | GCN 1.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 28,300 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 45.1M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 628 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-3328 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 1st, 2020 | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Sep 24th, 2020 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Southern Islands(HD 7800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 1,499 USD | 249 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 59 in our database | 71 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1395 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1695 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1219 MHz19.5 Gbps effective | 1200 MHz4.8 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 860 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 936.2 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 10496 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 328 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 82 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 328 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 82 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 6 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 189.8 GPixel/s | 27.52 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 556.0 GTexel/s | 55.04 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 35.58 TFLOPS | 1.761 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 110.1 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Triple-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 336 mm13.2 inches | 210 mm8.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 140 mm5.5 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 61 mm2.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 350 W | 130 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG132 SKU 10 | 109-C40147-00, 109-C40337-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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