Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 560

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
Radeon HD 7850 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 7850 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 40 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 5800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	30−33	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	220−230
medium / 768p	190−200	190−200
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
QHD / 1440p	80−85	75−80
4K / 2160p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	160−170	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	100−105	95−100
medium / 768p	90−95	85−90
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	6−7	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	70−75	65−70
medium / 768p	40−45	40−45
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon RX 560
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Polaris 21
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	18 April 2017
Pipelines	1024	1024
Core clock speed		1175 MHz
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	1275 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04	81.60
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length	210 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon RX 560

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