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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 $166.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 $166.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

ME2 MichaelElectronics2 ASRock Phantom Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB GDDR6 Graphic Card, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, 4GB GDDR6, AMD FidelityFX Technology, RDNA 2 Architecture, RX6500XT PGD 4GO

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card GDDR6 1080 FHD 4GB PCIE HDMI Video Card

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3607 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7850.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7850

Up to 2% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $166.09 vs $169.99

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 25% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7850 - 99 vs 79 FPS
Up to 18% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7850 - $1.72 vs $2.10 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 4 vs 2 GB

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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

FPS

79

80%

Value, $/FPS

$2.1/FPS

82%

Price, $

$166.09

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 $166.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$169.99

97%

FPS and Value Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

385

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

79

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

539

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

40

FPS

73

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

118

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

27.52 GPixel/s

31%

Texel Fillrate

55.04 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7850	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Mar 5th, 2012	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$249	MSRP	$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	64-bit
153.6 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
860 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1200 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7850 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

71 FPS

$18.28/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-11400F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,298

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

59 FPS

$23.12/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i3-10105F

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,364

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

60 FPS

$14.17/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$849.99

In Stock

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CLX Set Gaming PC

73 FPS

$12.33/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$899.99

In Stock

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HELLOLAND Gaming PC

74 FPS

$11.76/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$869.99

In Stock

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HOENGAGER Gaming PC

71 FPS

$13.94/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$989.99

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$169.99

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$169.99

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$169.99

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$169.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

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$519.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

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$659.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$129.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$259.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

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$646.06

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$150.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$74.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$54.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

$169.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$214

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$166.09

$199.99

$166.09

$129.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$166.09

$83.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$166.09

$259.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$166.09

$150.55

$166.09

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$166.09

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$166.09

$74.98

$166.09

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$166.09

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$166.09

$54.99

$166.09

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$166.09

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$166.09

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24