Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 598 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 31% better in Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7850 - 115 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 4 vs 2 GB
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
31%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
