AMD Radeon HD 6850
vs
AMD Radeon HD 7790

AMD Radeon HD 6850
AMD Radeon HD 7790
HD 6850 HD 7790 Difference
AMD Radeon HD 6850 AMD Radeon HD 7790
Price $ 199.0 $ 149.0 50 (25%)
Year 2010 2013 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 74C 8 (10%)
Max Fan Noise 50.7dB 38.5dB 12.2 (24%)
Recommended Power Supply 477W 435W 42 (9%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99) Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 23.7 FPS 23.7 FPS 0 (0%)
Average 1440p Performance 12.4 FPS 13.7 FPS 1.3 (10%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 10.8 FPS 11.9 FPS 1.1 (10%)
Average 4K Performance 7.7 FPS 8.5 FPS 0.8 (10%)
Memory 1 GB 1 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.6 $ 6.3 1.3 (17%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 14.4 $ 10.9 3.5 (24%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 16.6 $ 12.5 4.1 (25%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 23.3 $ 17.5 5.8 (25%)
Variant AMD Radeon HD 6850 AMD Radeon HD 7790
Overall Combination Score 52/100 57/100 5 (10%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from HD 6850 to HD 7790 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for HD 7790 .
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AMD Radeon HD 6850

AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the TeraScale 2 graphics card inside the HD 6850, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

AMD Radeon HD 7790

AMD ’s xx90 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 2.0 graphics card inside the HD 7790, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 650 Ti, the HD 7790 was -11.9 % slower.

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AMD Radeon HD 6850
AMD Radeon HD 7790
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
16.1
15
16.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
11.0
10
11.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
9.5
8
9.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
7.3
6
7.7
2023 Forspoken
7
8.5
8
8.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
6.6
6
6.9
2023 Dead Space
9
11.0
10
11.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
11
13.0
12
13.6
2023 Armored Core VI
11
13.0
12
13.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
5.8
5
6.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
11.7
10
12.2
2023 Remnant II
5
6.6
6
6.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
8.8
8
9.2
2023 Atomic Heart
7
8.8
8
9.2
2023 Starfield
3
4.4
4
4.6
2022 Elden Ring
9
10.3
10
11.5
2022 God of War
8
9.8
9
10.9
2022 Overwatch 2
16
18.2
18
20.3
2022 F1 22
11
13.1
12
13.8
2022 Dying Light 2
11
12.4
11
13.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
12.4
11
13.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
20.4
19
21.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
14.6
13
15.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
9.9
9
11.0
2021 Halo Infinite
6
7.6
7
8.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
12
14.0
13
15.5
2021 Hitman 3
15
16.8
15
17.6
2021 Far Cry 6
14
15.6
14
16.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
17.1
16
17.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
15
17.2
16
18.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
8.0
8
8.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
5.2
5
5.8
2020 Valorant
31
35.0
35
39.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
12
13.7
13
15.3
2020 Death Stranding
14
15.9
15
17.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
10.3
10
11.5
2020 Godfall
13
15.4
15
17.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
8.0
8
8.9
2019 Apex Legends
16
18.0
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
10
11.6
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
17.0
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
21.5
21
23.9
2019 Metro Exodus
8
9.6
9
10.7
2019 World War Z
15
17.7
17
19.7
2019 Gears of War 5
12
14.0
13
15.5
2019 F1 2019
15
17.5
17
19.5
2019 GreedFall
14
15.8
15
17.5
2019 Borderlands 3
9
11.1
11
12.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
21.3
21
23.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
8.2
8
9.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
12.9
12
14.3
2018 Just Cause 4
12
13.8
13
15.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
14.9
14
16.6
2018 Strange Brigade
20
22.5
22
25.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
19.2
19
21.3
2017 For Honor
23
25.6
25
28.4
2017 Project CARS 2
16
18.1
18
20.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
19
21.9
21
24.4
2016 Dishonored 2
11
13.2
13
14.7
2015 Rocket League
67
74.6
74
83.0
2015 Need For Speed
18
20.7
20
23.0
2015 Project CARS
17
19.8
19
22.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
32
36.2
36
40.3
2013 Bioshock Infinite
32
35.7
30
33.8
2013 Company of Heroes 2
23
26.5
10
11.7
2013 GRID 2
27
30.7
42
47.1
2013 Total War: Rome 2
32
36.0
20
22.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
45
51.1
51
56.9
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
45
50.5
23
26.5
2011 Battlefield 3
33
37.5
29
32.9
2010 Civilization V
29
32.3
48
53.9
2009 League of Legends
86
95.9
96
106.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
23
26.2
26
29.3

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AMD Radeon HD 6850
AMD Radeon HD 7790
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
9
11.7
9
12.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
8.0
6
8.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
7.3
6
7.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
5.5
4
5.8
2023 Forspoken
4
5.5
4
5.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.7
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
5
7.3
6
7.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
10.5
8
11.0
2023 Armored Core VI
8
10.5
8
11.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
4.1
3
4.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
8.0
6
8.4
2023 Remnant II
3
4.4
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5
6.6
5
6.9
2023 Atomic Heart
5
6.3
5
6.6
2023 Starfield
3
3.9
3
4.1
2022 Elden Ring
6
8.2
7
9.1
2022 God of War
6
8.4
7
9.4
2022 Overwatch 2
12
15.7
13
17.4
2022 F1 22
6
8.0
6
8.4
2022 Dying Light 2
6
8.0
6
8.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
7
8.8
7
9.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
11
14.6
12
15.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
9.5
7
9.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
8.5
7
9.5
2021 Halo Infinite
5
6.8
6
7.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
7
9.3
8
10.3
2021 Hitman 3
9
12.0
10
12.5
2021 Far Cry 6
9
11.7
9
12.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
12.1
10
12.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
8
11.2
9
11.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
6.9
6
7.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
4.6
4
5.1
2020 Valorant
22
28.6
25
31.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
10.8
9
12.0
2020 Death Stranding
9
12.3
10
13.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
7.3
6
8.2
2020 Godfall
8
10.3
9
11.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
7.5
6
8.3
2019 Apex Legends
10
13.4
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
7
9.2
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
13.2
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
11
14.5
12
16.1
2019 Metro Exodus
6
7.5
6
8.3
2019 World War Z
10
12.9
11
14.4
2019 Gears of War 5
8
10.1
9
11.3
2019 F1 2019
9
12.4
11
13.8
2019 GreedFall
9
11.4
10
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
6
7.8
6
8.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
15.3
13
17.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
6.7
6
7.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
10.1
9
11.3
2018 Just Cause 4
8
10.2
9
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
10.4
9
11.6
2018 Strange Brigade
12
15.7
13
17.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
11
13.8
12
15.4
2017 For Honor
11
14.9
13
16.6
2017 Project CARS 2
10
12.8
11
14.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
15
19.8
17
22.0
2016 Dishonored 2
9
11.3
10
12.6
2015 Rocket League
25
32.0
28
35.6
2015 Need For Speed
12
16.0
14
17.8
2015 Project CARS
12
15.1
13
16.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
18
23.4
20
26.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
34
42.6
37
47.4
2009 League of Legends
42
53.3
47
59.3

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AMD Radeon HD 6850
AMD Radeon HD 7790
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
8
11.4
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
5
7.6
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
10.8
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
8
11.6
9
12.8
2019 Metro Exodus
4
6.5
5
7.2
2019 World War Z
8
10.9
9
12.1
2019 Gears of War 5
6
8.8
7
9.8
2019 F1 2019
8
10.9
9
12.1
2019 GreedFall
6
8.6
7
9.6
2019 Borderlands 3
4
6.3
5
7.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
13.1
11
14.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
5.9
4
6.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
6
8.8
7
9.8
2018 Just Cause 4
6
8.3
7
9.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
8.2
6
9.2
2018 Strange Brigade
9
12.9
10
14.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
12.5
10
14.0
2017 For Honor
9
12.0
10
13.3
2017 Project CARS 2
9
12.5
10
14.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
14
19.5
16
21.7
2016 Dishonored 2
8
10.8
9
12.1
2015 Rocket League
19
25.1
21
27.9
2015 Need For Speed
10
14.2
12
15.9
2015 Project CARS
10
13.7
11
15.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
13
18.4
15
20.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
32
43.3
36
48.2
2009 League of Legends
30
39.9
33
44.4

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AMD Radeon HD 6850
AMD Radeon HD 7790
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
6
8.8
6
9.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
3
5.1
3
5.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
3
5.1
3
5.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
2.9
2
3.1
2023 Forspoken
1
2.6
1
2.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
1
2.3
1
2.4
2023 Dead Space
2
2.9
2
3.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
5.8
4
6.1
2023 Armored Core VI
4
5.8
4
6.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
1.9
1
2.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
4.4
3
4.6
2023 Remnant II
1
2.2
1
2.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
3.2
2
3.4
2023 Atomic Heart
2
3.9
2
4.1
2023 Starfield
1
2.6
1
2.8
2022 Elden Ring
3
4.6
3
5.2
2022 God of War
4
6.5
5
7.3
2022 Overwatch 2
8
11.8
9
13.2
2022 F1 22
4
5.8
4
6.1
2022 Dying Light 2
4
5.8
4
6.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
4
6.6
4
6.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
7
10.2
7
10.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
5.8
4
6.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
4
6.6
5
7.3
2021 Halo Infinite
3
4.7
3
5.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
4
6.0
4
6.6
2021 Hitman 3
5
7.3
5
7.7
2021 Far Cry 6
4
6.3
4
6.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
4
6.6
4
6.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
5
7.3
5
7.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3
4.7
3
5.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
2
3.6
2
4.0
2020 Valorant
17
24.9
19
27.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4
5.8
4
6.4
2020 Death Stranding
5
7.5
5
8.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
2
3.9
3
4.3
2020 Godfall
3
4.9
3
5.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
3
4.9
3
5.5
2019 Apex Legends
5
8.0
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
3
5.0
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
4
7.0
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
4
7.1
5
7.9
2019 Metro Exodus
3
4.7
3
5.2
2019 World War Z
5
7.4
5
8.3
2019 Gears of War 5
4
6.4
4
7.1
2019 F1 2019
5
7.9
6
8.8
2019 GreedFall
3
4.7
3
5.2
2019 Borderlands 3
2
4.0
3
4.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
6
9.2
7
10.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
4.3
3
4.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
4
6.4
4
7.1
2018 Just Cause 4
3
5.3
4
5.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
3
5.0
3
5.6
2018 Strange Brigade
5
8.5
6
9.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
6
9.6
7
10.7
2017 For Honor
5
7.5
5
8.3
2017 Project CARS 2
7
10.6
8
11.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
11
16.6
12
18.5
2016 Dishonored 2
6
8.9
7
10.0
2015 Rocket League
10
14.9
11
16.6
2015 Need For Speed
7
10.6
8
11.9
2015 Project CARS
7
10.6
8
11.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
7
10.9
8
12.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
26
38.3
29
42.7
2009 League of Legends
14
21.3
16
23.7
HD 6850 vs HD 7790 with i7-975 vs i7-3770K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
HD 6850 vs HD 7790 with i7-975 vs i7-3770K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
HD 6850 vs HD 7790 with i7-975 vs i7-3770K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon HD 6850 / i7-975

With current 1024 MB RAM, the HD 6850 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between HD 6850 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 6850 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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AMD Radeon HD 7790 / i7-3770K

The HD 7790 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 1024 MB RAM, the HD 7790 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The HD 7790 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. This combination between HD 7790 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 7790 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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HD 6850 vs HD 7790 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

HD 6850 HD 7790
Board NumberC223C582
Length7.8 inches 198 mm7.2 inches 183 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP127 W85 W

Clock Speeds

HD 6850 HD 7790
GPU Clock775 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Clock1000 MHz 4000 MHz effective1500 MHz 6000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

HD 6850 HD 7790
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationNorthern Islands (HD 6800)Southern Islands (HD 7700)
Launch Price179 USD149 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateOct 21st, 2010Mar 22nd, 2013

Graphics Features

HD 6850 HD 7790
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL1.22
OpenGL4.44.5
Shader Model56
VulkanN/A1.1.82

Graphics Processor

HD 6850 HD 7790
ArchitectureTeraScale 2GCN 2.0
Die Size255 mm²160 mm²
GPU NameBartsBonaire
GPU VariantBarts PRO (215-0798006)Bonaire XT (215-0839039)
Process Size40 nm28 nm
Transistors1,700 million2,080 million

Memory

HD 6850 HD 7790
Bandwidth128.0 GB/s96.00 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit128 bit
Memory Size1024 MB1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

HD 6850 HD 7790
Compute Units1214
ROPs3216
Shading Units960896
TMUs4856

Theoretical Performance

HD 6850 HD 7790
FP32 (float) performance1,488 GFLOPS1,792 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate24.80 GPixel/s16.00 GPixel/s
Texture Rate37.20 GTexel/s56.00 GTexel/s
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