Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7850 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7850 is 1872 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Radeon RX 550 - 31 vs 30 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 52% cheaper than Radeon HD 7850 - $83.99 vs $174.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 50 vs 130 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
68.78633720930233%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
68.78633720930233%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
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Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$249 | MSRP | $79 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |