Radeon HD 7850M vs Radeon Pro Vega 16
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 7850M stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 16, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 7850M or Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)
40 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 87% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Radeon HD 7850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 7850M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 7850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 1600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
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
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 262% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
10−12
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Battlefield 5 is 261% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
100−110
210−220
ultra / 1080p
50−55
130−140
QHD / 1440p
27−30
100−110
4K / 2160p
−
60−65
high / 768p
75−80
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
30−33
ultra / 1080p
7−8
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
3−4
9−10
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Far Cry 5 is 300% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−11
30−33
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
low / 720p
55−60
130−140
medium / 1080p
20−22
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 173% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−11
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
8−9
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
75−80
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Forza Horizon 4 is 228% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
50−55
110−120
medium / 768p
40−45
100−110
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 157% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
10−12
45−50
medium / 1080p
6−7
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Metro Exodus is 316% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Minecraft is 30% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
80−85
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 211% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
21−24
85−90
medium / 768p
14−16
55−60
high / 1080p
8−9
30−33
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 269% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 41% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Heathrow Pro
Vega Mobile
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
24 April 2012
15 November 2018
Pipelines
640
1024
Core clock speed
675 MHz
Boost Clock
1190 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
76.16
Floating-point performance
864.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
307.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
large
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