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AMD logo Radeon HD 7850
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon HD 7850 logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 5870
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 860 MHz 1.7 % 875 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 1200 MHz 76 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 43 % 228 W 0 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 279 mm 5.7 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 31563 0 % 23927 24.2 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9962 0 % 5725 42.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 556.6 0 % 405.1 27.2 %
Average DirectX performance 32.6 FPS 0 % 20.5 FPS 37.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 72.6 FPS 0 % 52.1 FPS 28.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.1 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 6.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 22.9 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 38.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 17.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1655.7 operations/s 0 % 1044.3 operations/s 36.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.4 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 115.9 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 139.1 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 194.8 FPS 135.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 51.9 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 93.4 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 112.1 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 156.9 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.2 %
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