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Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon HD 7850

Radeon R9 390 vs Radeon HD 7850: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon R9 390

8 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 390 Logo
ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for $174.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon R9 390

8 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 390 Logo
ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for $174.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon R9 390 Logo
Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015


FPS

52

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$299

58%

FPS Winner

ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012


FPS

33

63.46153846153846%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$174.99

100%

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express 3.0 Crossfire Ready Graphics Card GV-R785OC-1GD

Buy for $174.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 227 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon R9 390 Logo
Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 390 Logo
Radeon R9 390

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

160 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Logo
Radeon HD 7850

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

Jun 18th, 2015
Release DateMar 5th, 2012
Pirate IslandsGenerationSouthern Islands
$329MSRP
$249
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
512-bitBus256-bit
384 GB/s
Bandwidth153.6 GB/s
1000 MHz
Base Clock Speed860 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1500 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1200 MHz

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