Radeon HD 7850M vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon RX Vega 8 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon RX Vega 8 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Power consumption (TDP)
40 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7850M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 7850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Battlefield 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7850M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
150−160
medium / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
50−55
60−65
QHD / 1440p
27−30
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
75−80
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Far Cry 5 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Fortnite is 19% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
85−90
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
21−24
30−33
medium / 768p
14−16
20−22
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 30% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7850M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Heathrow Pro
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
24 April 2012
26 October 2017
Pipelines
640
512
Core clock speed
675 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
Floating-point performance
864.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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