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 R9 290X
- Performs up to 55% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7850 - 17 vs 11 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 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
31%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$549 | 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 |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |