AMD Radeon HD 7850
VS
AMD Radeon RX 550X
AMD Radeon HD 7850
VS
AMD Radeon RX 550X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon HD 7850  vs  AMD Radeon RX 550X.

317
Place in performance rating
443
8.71
Value for money (0-100)
no data
GCN 1.0
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Pitcairn
Code name
Lexa
Desktop
Type
Desktop
5 March 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
16 December 2018 (2 years ago)
$249
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$277 (1.1x MSRP)
Price now
$259
reference
Design
no data
4.63
Value for money
10.29
Pitcairn
GPU code name
Lexa
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon HD 7850  vs  AMD Radeon RX 550X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1024
Pipelines
512
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Core clock speed
1100 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
2,800 million
Transistor count
2,200 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
225 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
55.04
Texture fill rate
37.86
1,761 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,211 gflops
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1000 MHz
Boost clock speed
1183 MHz
2,800 million
Number of transistors
2,200 million
225 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
50 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon HD 7850 and AMD Radeon RX 550X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
210 mm
Length
145 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
PCIe 2.1 x16
Bus support
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Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs AMD Radeon RX 550X.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1200 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
153.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs AMD Radeon RX 550X.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1
Eyefinity
no data
+
HDMI
+
-
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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AppAcceleration
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1
CrossFire
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
-
HD3D
no data
-
PowerTune
no data
-
TrueAudio
no data
-
ZeroCore
no data
-
Enduro
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon HD 7850 and AMD Radeon RX 550X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX® 11
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
no data
5.1
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data
-
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon HD 7850 and AMD Radeon RX 550X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon HD 7850 or AMD Radeon RX 550X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon RX 550X
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon RX 550X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850

10.88% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1024 vs 512)

More memory bandwidth (153.6 GB/s vs 96 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550X

Cheaper ($259 vs $277 (1.1x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (50 Watt vs 225 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

So, AMD Radeon HD 7850 or AMD Radeon RX 550X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7850 .

AMD Radeon HD 7850 versus AMD Radeon RX 550X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Unigine Heaven 4.0

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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Passmark

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User rating

4.1 Out of 73 Hitesti Score
4.0 Out of 5 Hitesti Score