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$174.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $999
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MSRP in USD: $999
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$1,337
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$811.06
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$1,299.99
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$899
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Boost Clock
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$1,599
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7850 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 3159 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 87% cheaper than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $174.99 vs $1337.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $7.95 vs $13.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 130 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 336% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon HD 7850 - 96 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 16 vs 2 GB
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
FPS
22
22.916666666666664%
Value, $/FPS
$7.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD
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Updated 1691 minutes ago
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.93/FPS
57.07106963388371%
Price, $
$1337
13%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11308-06-20G Toxic AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6
Buy for $1,337 on Amazon
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Updated 1691 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
9.555555555555555%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
7.644444444444444%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7850 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$249 | MSRP | $999 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 860 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7850 or Radeon RX 6900 XT
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
84 FPS
$30.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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83 FPS
$28.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,359.99
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86 FPS
$36.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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