The Radeon HD 7850 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $124.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 41% cheaper – $174.99 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 53% less energy – 130 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
74%
Min 1% FPS
20
62%
Price, $
$174.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.64/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
48%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
45%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
36%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
36%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 27.52 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| 55.04 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.761 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
