Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 729 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 130 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 2% better in Lost Ark than Radeon HD 7850 - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 3 vs 2 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
52%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
