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Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 4090

Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 4090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for 149.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,649.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for 149.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,649.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7850 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 3851 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7850.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7850

  • Up to 94% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $134.77 vs $2386.97
  • Up to 57% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than GeForce RTX 4090 - $4.16 vs $9.60 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 130 vs 450 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 667% better in Dishonored 2 than Radeon HD 7850 - 276 vs 36 FPS
  • Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 24 vs 2 GB
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Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012


FPS

36

13%

Value, €/FPS

€4.16/FPS

100%

Price, €

€149.59

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for 149.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

276

100%

Value, €/FPS

€9.6/FPS

43%

Price, €

€2649.54

5%

FPS Winner

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,649.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012


Pixel Fillrate

27.52 GPixel/s

6%

Texel Fillrate

55.04 GTexel/s

4%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo

Radeon HD 7850

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

GeForce RTX 4090

Mar 5th, 2012Release Date
Sep 20th, 2022
Southern IslandsGenerationGeForce 40
$249
MSRP$1599
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 16-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
24 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
256-bitBus384-bit
153.6 GB/sBandwidth
1008 GB/s
860 MHzBase Clock Speed
2235 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2520 MHz
1200 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1313 MHz

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