The Radeon HD 7850 is a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's $95.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 54% cheaper – $79.98 vs $174.99
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 62% less energy – 50 vs 130 Watts
Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
100%
Min 1% FPS
20
100%
Price, $
$174.99
45%
Value, $/FPS
$3.64/FPS
47%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
98%
Min 1% FPS
20
100%
Price, $
$79.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
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$79.98
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$209.99
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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 RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
73%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
69%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
69%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
69%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $249.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 130 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
27.52 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
55.04 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
1.761 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
