Radeon HD 7850M vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon R9 280, 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 280, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Radeon HD 7850M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7850M	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Radeon HD 7850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 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 280 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850M	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Heathrow Pro	Tahiti
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	24 April 2012	4 March 2014
Pipelines	640	1792
Core clock speed	675 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	27.00	104.5
Floating-point performance	864.0 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	240 GB/s
Shared memory	-
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 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		408 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 7850M vs Radeon R9 280

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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