Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 7850 stacks up against Radeon R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 M270X are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	6−7
ultra / 1080p	10−12	4−5
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	35−40	16−18
medium / 1080p	24−27	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 155% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	30−33	10−12
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	60−65	24−27
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 153% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	220−230	130−140
medium / 768p	190−200	100−110
ultra / 1080p	110−120	50−55
QHD / 1440p	80−85	27−30
4K / 2160p	40−45	27−30
high / 768p	160−170	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 92% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
medium / 768p	100−110	55−60
ultra / 1080p	75−80	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 80% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	21−24	8−9
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	3−4
low / 720p	50−55	18−20
medium / 1080p	24−27	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 188% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	30−35	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−11
QHD / 1440p	14−16	−
low / 720p	110−120	60−65
medium / 1080p	65−70	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 118% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	30−35	12−14
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
QHD / 1440p	12−14	1−2
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	65−70	24−27
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 191% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	100−105	50−55
medium / 768p	90−95	45−50
high / 1080p	35−40	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	12−14	4−5
ultra / 1080p	9−10	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	12−14
medium / 1080p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 216% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	35−40	10−12
medium / 1080p	20−22	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 155% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	70−75	24−27
medium / 768p	40−45	16−18
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 171% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
high / 768p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Venus
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	21 March 2014
Pipelines	1024	640
Core clock speed		725 MHz
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	775 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04	31.00
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s
Compute units		10
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R9 M270X

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