Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 outperforms the cheaper 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 390 is 1200 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 58% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon HD 7850 - 52 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 41% cheaper than Radeon R9 390 - $174.99 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 130 vs 275 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
34.4%
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
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Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |