Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 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 290 is 610 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 5% better in Lost Ark than Radeon HD 7850 - 178 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
45%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
36%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x 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 |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
