Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYPBDP

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6700 XT 192-bit 12GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6700 XT Gaming X 12G)

PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2620MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT is 3285 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7850

Up to 24% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $6.24 vs $8.19 per FPS
Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 130 vs 230 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 175% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon HD 7850 - 66 vs 24 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 12 vs 2 GB

This is a free version of The Last of Us Part I.

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

FPS

36%

Value, €/FPS

€6.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€149.78

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 €149.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 60 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.19/FPS

76%

Price, €

€540.53

27%

FPS Winner

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

Buy for €540.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

350

FPS

446

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

155

FPS

229

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

306

FPS

512

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Theoretical Performance

Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

27.52 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

55.04 GTexel/s

13%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7850	vs	Radeon RX 6700 XT
Mar 5th, 2012	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2021
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$249	MSRP	$479
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
153.6 GB/s	Bandwidth	384 GB/s
860 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2321 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2581 MHz
1200 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz