Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
QHD / 1440p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 29% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−33	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	75−80
medium / 1080p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	240−250
medium / 768p	190−200	210−220
ultra / 1080p	110−120	130−140
QHD / 1440p	80−85	100−110
4K / 2160p	40−45	60−65
high / 768p	160−170	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−33
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	18−20	21−24
4K / 2160p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
QHD / 1440p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	65−70	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−33
QHD / 1440p	12−14	18−20
4K / 2160p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	75−80
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	100−105	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
high / 1080p	35−40	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	20−22
QHD / 1440p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	4−5
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	70−75	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	50−55
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Pitcairn	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	5 March 2012
Pipelines	1024	1280
Core clock speed		1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops
Length	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s	16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 7870

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