The Radeon HD 7850 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 480 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $130.93 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 44% cheaper – $168.07 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 13% less energy – 130 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 480 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
71%
Min 1% FPS
20
59%
Price, $
$168.07
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.5/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 480 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 480 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 480 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
60%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
68%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
30%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
30%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| $249.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 27.52 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| 55.04 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| 1.761 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.834 TFLOPS |
