Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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 R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 11% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 65 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	5−6	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 94% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−33	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
QHD / 1440p	10−11	35−40
4K / 2160p	7−8	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 110% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 290X 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	190−200
QHD / 1440p	80−85	110−120
4K / 2160p	40−45	70−75
high / 768p	160−170	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% 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 R9 290X 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 R9 290X in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	30−35
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	85−90
medium / 1080p	24−27	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	65−70
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
QHD / 1440p	14−16	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	65−70	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 84% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	65−70
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	12−14	35−40
4K / 2160p	12−14	24−27
low / 720p	65−70	110−120
medium / 1080p	35−40	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 93% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	100−105	140−150
medium / 768p	90−95	130−140
high / 1080p	35−40	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 66% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	2−3	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 126% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X 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 R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	20−22	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	70−75	140−150
medium / 768p	40−45	90−95
high / 1080p	24−27	50−55
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 109% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	55−60
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Pitcairn	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1024	2816
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	947 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04	176.0
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	210 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	249 Mh/s	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design	reference	reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire	+	+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s	25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 290X

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