Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R7 370

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 370 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 370 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7850 Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-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 HD 7850 has 104% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 370 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7850 is 58 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−12 14−16
QHD / 1440p 5−6 8−9
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7850 Radeon R7 370
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 5 March 2012 5 May 2015
Pipelines 1024 1024
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 55.04 62.40
Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops 1,997 gflops
Length 210 mm 152 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 975 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.42 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 249 Mh/s 359 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire + +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s 14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
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