Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 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 390 is 1200 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 130 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 55% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7850 - 17 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 8 vs 2 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
34.4%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
