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AMD logo Radeon RX 480
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7850

AMD Radeon RX 480 logo AMD Radeon HD 7850 logo
General information Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 7850
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1266 MHz 0 % 860 MHz 32.1 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 40.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 130 W 13.3 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 296 mm 4.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 7850
Overall Score 47211 0 % 31563 33.1 %
Future Proof 46 % 0 % 20 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 22289 0 % 9962 55.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 776.4 0 % 555 28.5 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 32.6 FPS 50.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 121.1 FPS 0 % 72.4 FPS 40.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 42.8 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 60.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 57.5 FPS 0 % 22.9 FPS 60.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 56.5 %
Graphic card computing 3584.1 operations/s 0 % 1647.4 operations/s 54 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 480, Radeon HD 7850.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.0 FPS 64.4 FPS
High settings 190.8 FPS 115.9 FPS
Medium settings 228.9 FPS 139.1 FPS
Low settings 320.5 FPS 194.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.2 %

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 RX 480, Radeon HD 7850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.7 FPS 51.9 FPS
High settings 141.7 FPS 93.4 FPS
Medium settings 170.0 FPS 112.1 FPS
Low settings 238.0 FPS 156.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.1 %
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