AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon HD 7850

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 and AMD Radeon HD 7850 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon HD 7850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1000 MHz
1482.6x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 55.04 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 225 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
5.8x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 47.041
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 4.41
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 249.482
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 6173
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 6173
Around 36% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1779 vs 1312

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 5 March 2012
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 55.04 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 47.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 4.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 249.482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571 vs 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571 vs 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1779 vs 1312

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7850

677.3x better floating-point performance: 1,761 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3870 vs 3650
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 564 vs 487
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1028.005 vs 775.281
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 72.975 vs 64.428

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3870 vs 3650
PassMark - G2D Mark	564 vs 487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1028.005 vs 775.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	72.975 vs 64.428
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3696 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3696 vs 3688

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7850

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3650

3870

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

487

564

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

47.041

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

1028.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

4.41

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

72.975

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

249.482

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

6173

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3696

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

6173

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3696

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3351

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1779

1312

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon HD 7850
PassMark - G3D Mark	3650	3870
PassMark - G2D Mark	487	564
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	47.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	1028.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	4.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	72.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	249.482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571	6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571	6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1779	1312

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon HD 7850
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Pitcairn
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	5 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$249
Place in performance rating	525	527
Price now	$104.99	$449.59
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	54.35	11.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz	1000 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	1,761 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	1024
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024	1200
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	55.04 GTexel / s
Texture Units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	210 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)