Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 HD 7870 XT is 259 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 130 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Radeon HD 7850 - 90 vs 88 FPS
Rust
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 HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
58%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
