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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

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Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3607 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 50% better in Elden Ring than Radeon HD 7850 - 60 vs 40 FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 4 vs 2 GB

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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

FPS

40

67%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

60

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$6.67/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

385

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

79

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

539

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

40

FPS

73

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

118

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

27.52 GPixel/s

31%

Texel Fillrate

55.04 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7850	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Mar 5th, 2012	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$249	MSRP	$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	64-bit
153.6 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
860 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1200 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7850 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

46 FPS

CA$23.56/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,083.66

In Stock

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HOENGAGER Panorama Gaming PC

48 FPS

CA$44.71/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5600GT

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,145.99

In Stock

Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 6500 XT Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,384.84

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$515.32

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$479.04

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$390.93

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$783.2

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,029.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$297.64

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$227.06

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$648.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$119.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,876.9

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$430.05

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$949.74

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$218.82

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$104.97

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$579.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$88.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

CA$1,359.49

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4080

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$799.54

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

CA$1,907.13

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce RTX 3080

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

CA$779.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

CA$399.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CA$449.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,384.84

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$515.32

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$479.04

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$390.93

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$783.2

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,029.99

CA$297.64

CA$227.06

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$648.98

CA$119.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,876.9

CA$430.05

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$949.74

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

CA$218.82

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

CA$104.97

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$579.99

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

CA$88.98

Radeon RX 6700 XT

CA$1,359.49

GeForce RTX 4080

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$799.54