AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon HD 7850

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1284 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • 5.8x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7657 vs 3885
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 676 vs 567
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 122.268 vs 47.041
  • Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1890.261 vs 1028.005
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 4.41
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.008 vs 72.975
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 625.621 vs 249.482
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9258 vs 6173
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9258 vs 6173
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2018 vs 5 March 2012
Boost clock speed 1284 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 7657 vs 3885
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 vs 567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 vs 47.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 vs 1028.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 4.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 vs 72.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 vs 249.482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 vs 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 vs 3696
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 vs 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 vs 3696

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7850

  • Around 55% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1312 vs 849
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1312 vs 849

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7850

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7657
3885
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
676
567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
122.268
47.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1890.261
1028.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.121
4.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.008
72.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
625.621
249.482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
849
1312
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon HD 7850
PassMark - G3D Mark 7657 3885
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 567
Geekbench - OpenCL 34598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 47.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 1028.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 4.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 72.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 249.482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 6173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 849 1312

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon HD 7850

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 20 Pitcairn
Launch date 15 October 2018 5 March 2012
Place in performance rating 358 520
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $249
Price now $449.59
Value for money (0-100) 11.01

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1284 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 1168 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 2,800 million
Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops
Pipelines 1024
Stream Processors 1200
Texture fill rate 55.04 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1200 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync