Radeon HD 7690M XT vs Radeon HD 7850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 HD 7690M XT stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7690M XT here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)
25 Watt
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 800% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7690M XT and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
18−20
ultra / 1080p
1−2
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 360% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
−
30−33
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 344% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7690M XT and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
220−230
medium / 768p
95−100
190−200
ultra / 1080p
40−45
110−120
QHD / 1440p
21−24
80−85
4K / 2160p
16−18
40−45
high / 768p
65−70
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 120% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
100−110
ultra / 1080p
21−24
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 102% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
2−3
21−24
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
2−3
7−8
low / 720p
10−12
50−55
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
10−11
30−35
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
110−120
medium / 1080p
10−12
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 212% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
5−6
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
3−4
12−14
4K / 2160p
2−3
12−14
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 357% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
45−50
100−105
medium / 768p
−
90−95
high / 1080p
4−5
35−40
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 183% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 27% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 516% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
10−11
70−75
medium / 768p
8−9
40−45
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 540% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Radeon HD 7850
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Thames XTX
Pitcairn
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 June 2011
5 March 2012
Pipelines
480
1024
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
55.04
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
1,761 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.6 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
249 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
12.5 Mh/s
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