AMD Radeon HD 7850

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AMD Radeon HD 7850
The AMD ATI Radeon HD 7850 measures 24cm (9.4 in) long. The core clock frequency of the AMD ATI Radeon HD 7850 has been lowered from 1GHz to 860MHz. The GDDR5 memory still works at 1.2GHz, which is effectively 4.8GHz DDR. The HD 7850 has 1024 SPUs and 64 TAUs, while the ROPs remain at 32. It is also PCI Express 3.0-compatible
GCN 1.0 (Pitcairn Pro)
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
1024
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
64
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
2 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
153.6 GB/s
Bandwidth
130 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Mar 5, 2012Price at Launch:$249
Type:DesktopArchitecture:GCN 1.0 (Pitcairn Pro)
Generation:Radeon HD 7000 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:2 GBTotal Board Power:130 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:1024TMUs:64
ROPs:32L2 Cache:512 KB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:2 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:4.8 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:153.6 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:0.86 GHzFP32 Throughput:1.76 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:NoProcess Size:28nm
Process Name:TSMC 28nmDie Size:212 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:130 WPower Connectors:1x 6-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 1.4a
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.2DSC:No
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.5
Vulkan Version:1.2OpenGL Version:4.6

Reviews and Ratings

84

Average Score

Based on 16 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Keeps pace with (or beats) much pricier Nvidia cards while sipping much less power
  • Support for 4K video and other forward-looking features
  • Solid gaming performers at their respective MSRPs
  • AMD 7series GPUs provide decent multimedia capabilities
  • Both GPUs overclock well
  • Excellent energy efficiency
  • Support for software voltage control
  • Native full size HDMI & DisplayPort output
  • Adds support for PCIExpress 3.0 and DirectX 11.1
  • Good overall performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Price a bit too high
  • Noise levels a tad bit high
  • CCC Overdrive limits too low
  • Faces stiff pricing competition from some Nvidia products
  • Blocks a second expansion slot
  • Requires PCIe power connector
90

Let me start by providing you some hard facts on the performance we observed from the new Radeon HD 7800 GPUs. Gaming on the Radeon HD 7870 at 2560x1600, it was on average just 12% slower than the HD 7950 and 7% slower than the GeForce GTX 580....

By TechSpot on
80

A card that manages to give a high level of performance at the same time as limiting energy consumption, showing that it is possible to increase performance from one generation to the next without upping the energy cost too much....

By DigitalVersus on
80

A competently quick upper-mid-range card at a good price...

By Expert Reviews on
80

The Pitcairn little lad has arrived in the shape of the AMD Radeon HD 7850 and it could well be a pint-sized powerhouse. The HD 7850 pretty much finalises AMD's current plans for the Southern Islands line up, bar the crazy-expensive dual-GPU New...

By TechRadar on
90

This $249 video card is a price-vs.-performance winner. Its frame rates approach or top much pricier Nvidia GeForce GTX 500-series cards while using much less power. Unless you need more speed for extreme resolutions or multiple LCDs, this card is...

By Computer Shopper on
90

As these are reference design cards the build quality of the are the standard level we would expect for a modern GPU and in the coming weeks we expect to see the likes of ASUS, Sapphire and XFX exceed this with their custom cards and coolers.On a...

By HardwareHeaven on
75

Power Consumption Predictably due to the 28nm process shrink, AMD has brought their power consumption and efficiencies to new heights. Interestingly, the HD 7870 has the same power draw as the HD 7950, which the latter has more compute units and...

By VR-Zone on
80

Editor's note: the Radeon HD 7870 and HD 7850 have merely been announced today, coinciding with public viewings at the CeBIT and GDC shows. Retail availability is slated for week commencing March 19, according to AMD. A hole needs fillin'What...

By HEXUS.net on
90

AMD launch the ‘Pitcairn’ series of graphics cards today, completing their Trinity of new Direct X 11 discrete solutions. In previous months we analysed the ‘Tahiti’ series HD7970 /HD7950 and the ‘Cape Verde’ HD7770 and HD7750, targeting the ultra...

By Kitguru.net on
86

Pros: HD 7870, 28% performance increase over last generation, Excellent energy efficiency, Good overclocking potential, Support for software voltage control, Native fullsize HDMI & DisplayPort output, Adds support for PCIExpress 3.0 and DirectX 11.1, Support fo

Cons: Price a bit too high, Noise levels a tad bit high, CCC Overdrive limits too low

By techPowerUp! on
70

For about $250, the AMD Radeon HD 7850 is a decent video card. But you can get almost as much performance from Nvidia models that cost less....

By PC Mag on

Today Futuremark released a new version of its popular 3DMark benchmarking software, which has been part of the standard Hardware.Info tests since the first version appeared in 1999. Futuremark seems to be taking a cue from Apple with the name this...

By uk.hardware.info on
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