Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7790

In this comparison between Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7790 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon E8860 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 85 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 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 129% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Venus Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 January 2014 22 March 2013
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 56.00
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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