Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 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 HD 7950 is 34 days older than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 130 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 12% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon HD 7850 - 37 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 3 vs 2 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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 HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
61%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
93%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
