The Radeon HD 7850 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $4001.90 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 96% cheaper – $174.99 vs $4176.89
- Consumes up to 77% less energy – 130 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 2 GB
Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 5090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
20%
Min 1% FPS
20
12%
Price, $
$174.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.64/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
242
100%
Min 1% FPS
166
100%
Price, $
$4176.89
4%
Value, $/FPS
$17.25/FPS
21%
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$4,176.89
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$4,699.99
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$4,399.95
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Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
6%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
9%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
6%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
3%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
2%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1637 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 27.52 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| 55.04 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1637 GTexel/s |
| 1.761 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
