Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon E8860 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

Radeon E8860

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Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 508% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7850 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 130% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 153% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	140−150	220−230
medium / 768p	110−120	190−200
ultra / 1080p	55−60	110−120
QHD / 1440p	30−35	80−85
4K / 2160p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	85−90	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
ultra / 1080p	35−40	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	24−27	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 110% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 169% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	100−105
medium / 768p	45−50	90−95
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 96% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 130% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	70−75
medium / 768p	18−20	40−45
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 128% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	640	1024
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	55.04
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	48 Mh/s	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7850

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