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 R9 280
- Performs up to 2% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7850 - 216 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 130 vs 200 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
52%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
