Radeon HD 7850M vs Radeon R9 380X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon R9 380X, 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 R9 380X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7850M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)
40 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380X has 375% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Radeon HD 7850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 3030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
55−60
ultra / 1080p
9−10
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Battlefield 5 is 423% 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 R9 380X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
100−110
220−230
ultra / 1080p
50−55
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
75−80
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 158% 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 R9 380X 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
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Dota 2 is 101% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
16−18
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Far Cry 5 is 487% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
20−22
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Fortnite is 292% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
8−9
24−27
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Forza Horizon 4 is 364% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
10−12
70−75
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Grand Theft Auto V is 232% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
10−12
65−70
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 119% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
10−12
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−11
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
21−24
130−140
medium / 768p
14−16
85−90
high / 1080p
8−9
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 461% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
high / 768p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon R9 380X
Architecture
GCN
GCN 3.0
Code name
Heathrow Pro
Antigua
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
24 April 2012
19 November 2015
Pipelines
640
2048
Core clock speed
675 MHz
Boost Clock
970 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
124.2
Floating-point performance
864.0 gflops
3,973 gflops
Length
221 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.58 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
175 Sol/s
Compute units
32
Form factor
full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
LiquidVR
+
FRTC
+
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