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Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1792MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 Bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 3235 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7850

Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 123% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon HD 7850 - 96 vs 43 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 12 vs 2 GB

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Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

FPS

43

45%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

96

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.66/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

391

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

117

FPS

79

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

704

FPS

539

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

104

FPS

40

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

155

FPS

118

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

27.52 GPixel/s

32%

Texel Fillrate

55.04 GTexel/s

28%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7850	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Mar 5th, 2012	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
Southern Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$249	MSRP	$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
153.6 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
860 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1200 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7850 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

78 FPS

£13.71/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,069

In Stock

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𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC

78 FPS

£11.92/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£929.95

In Stock

ADMI Gaming PC Image

76 FPS

£12.76/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£969.95

In Stock

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Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC

78 FPS

£9.04/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£705.26

In Stock

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Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC

65 FPS

£18.46/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-10900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,199.95

In Stock

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC

62 FPS

£14.11/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-9700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£874.95

In Stock

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Veno Scorp Gaming PC

63 FPS

£13.49/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£849.95

In Stock

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC

74 FPS

£18.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,344.95

In Stock

Fierce RGB Gaming PC Image

Fierce RGB Gaming PC

74 FPS

£10.81/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

12 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£799.99

In Stock

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC

63 FPS

£15.63/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£984.95

In Stock

Radeon HD 7850 and GeForce RTX 3060 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£201.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£141.32

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£244.6

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070

£559.95

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£147.42

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£70.62

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.78

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£406.74

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£63.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

£900

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3080

£899

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

£201.99

£141.32

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

£89.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

£244.6

GeForce RTX 4070

£559.95

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

£147.42

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

£70.62

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.78

GeForce RTX 2060

£406.74

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

£63.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

£900

GeForce RTX 3080

£899