Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 7990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7990. 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 7990. 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 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7990 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7990 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−33	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	35−40
4K / 2160p	7−8	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Battlefield 5 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	110−120	180−190
QHD / 1440p	80−85	110−120
4K / 2160p	40−45	70−75
high / 768p	160−170	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% 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 7990 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Far Cry 5 is 79% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Fortnite is 74% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	12−14	30−35
4K / 2160p	12−14	24−27
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	100−105	140−150
medium / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	35−40	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Metro Exodus is 106% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	20−22	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 82% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	70−75	130−140
medium / 768p	40−45	85−90
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 93% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Malta
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	24 April 2013
Pipelines	1024	2048
Core clock speed		950 MHz
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04	128.0
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	210 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	288.0 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)	249 Mh/s	459 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s	44 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon HD 7990

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