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    GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon HD 7850

    GeForce GTX 680
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Mar 2012
    GeForce GTX 680
    Radeon HD 7850
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 5 Mar 2012
    Radeon HD 7850

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 680
      156%
    • Radeon HD 7850
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 680
      164%
    • Radeon HD 7850
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 680

    64% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon HD 7850

    65 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 680 .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Mantle
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 680

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 680

    The GeForce GTX 680 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (62 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7850
    GPU NameGK104 (GK104-400-A2)vsPitcairn (Pitcairn PRO)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size294 mm²vs212 mm²
    Transistors3,540 millionvs2,800 million
    Shaders1536vs1024
    Compute Units8vs16
    Core clock1006 MHzvs860 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs128vs64

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7850
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective    		vs1200 MHz
    4800 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7850
    TDP195 wattsvs130 watts
    Release Date22 Mar 2012vs5 Mar 2012

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 680
      32.20 GP/s
    • Radeon HD 7850
      27.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 680
      129.00 GT/s
    • Radeon HD 7850
      55.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 680
      192.00 GB/s
    • Radeon HD 7850
      154.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 680
      3090.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon HD 7850
      1761.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 680
      10700
    • Radeon HD 7850
      6820

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      79.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      50.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      93
    • Radeon HD 7850
      59.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      73.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      43.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO

    • GeForce GTX 680
      63
    • Radeon HD 7850
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA

    • GeForce GTX 680
      74
    • Radeon HD 7850
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      114.5
    • Radeon HD 7850
      66.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      54.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      34.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      68.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      40.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 680
      180.6
    • Radeon HD 7850
      90.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      69.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      34.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      105.3
    • Radeon HD 7850
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 680
      60
    • Radeon HD 7850
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      76.6
    • Radeon HD 7850
      48.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Medal Of Honor Warfighter

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 680
      57
    • Radeon HD 7850
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      28.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      21.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Last Light

    DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal

    • GeForce GTX 680
      47
    • Radeon HD 7850
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      71.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      46.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      64.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      97.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      57.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      222.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      129.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      78.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      56.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      64
    • Radeon HD 7850
      28.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      68.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      42.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      107.3
    • Radeon HD 7850
      66.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      49
    • Radeon HD 7850
      31.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      57.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      37.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      45
    • Radeon HD 7850
      26.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      76.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      33.5
    • Radeon HD 7850
      21.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      40.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      24.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 680
      121.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      64.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      46.5
    • Radeon HD 7850
      23.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      75
    • Radeon HD 7850
      44.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      51.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      32.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      21.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      15.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      42
    • Radeon HD 7850
      28.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      41.4
    • Radeon HD 7850
      29.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      59.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      36.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      158.4
    • Radeon HD 7850
      87.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      58.1
    • Radeon HD 7850
      41.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.4
    • Radeon HD 7850
      17.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      44.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      28.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      75.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      45.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      32.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      20.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      24.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      30.2
    • Radeon HD 7850
      18.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      52.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      26.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      20.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      13.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      26.1
    • Radeon HD 7850
      15.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      39.1
    • Radeon HD 7850
      19.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      60.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      34.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      37.4
    • Radeon HD 7850
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      15.5
    • Radeon HD 7850
      11.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      28.7
    • Radeon HD 7850
      52.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      26.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      19.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.3
    • Radeon HD 7850
      23.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      43.8
    • Radeon HD 7850
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      22.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      9.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      27.5
    • Radeon HD 7850
      18.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      52.9
    • Radeon HD 7850
      30.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 680
      46
    • Radeon HD 7850
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 680
      41
    • Radeon HD 7850
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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