Radeon HD 7850 vs RX 8060S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 8060S with Radeon HD 7850, including specs and performance data.
RX 8060S outperforms HD 7850 by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 115 | 492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.47 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.44 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 5 March 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 1024 |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 55.04 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.761 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 153.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 103
+390%
| 21−24
−390%
|
| 1440p | 51
+410%
| 10−12
−410%
|
| 4K | 35
+338%
| 8−9
−338%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 11.86 |
| 1440p | no data | 24.90 |
| 4K | no data | 31.13 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+344%
|
50−55
−344%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+357%
|
21−24
−357%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+353%
|
30−33
−353%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 215
+378%
|
45−50
−378%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+357%
|
21−24
−357%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+335%
|
40−45
−335%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+346%
|
35−40
−346%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+374%
|
27−30
−374%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+357%
|
21−24
−357%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+349%
|
35−40
−349%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+366%
|
50−55
−366%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+353%
|
30−33
−353%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 109
+354%
|
24−27
−354%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+363%
|
60−65
−363%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+335%
|
40−45
−335%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+346%
|
35−40
−346%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+374%
|
27−30
−374%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 127
+370%
|
27−30
−370%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+357%
|
21−24
−357%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+362%
|
21−24
−362%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+349%
|
35−40
−349%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140−150
+387%
|
30−33
−387%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+366%
|
50−55
−366%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+353%
|
30−33
−353%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+338%
|
21−24
−338%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+346%
|
35−40
−346%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+357%
|
21−24
−357%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+349%
|
35−40
−349%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 101
+381%
|
21−24
−381%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 170−180
+335%
|
40−45
−335%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 71
+344%
|
16−18
−344%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 280−290
+335%
|
65−70
−335%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70
+338%
|
16−18
−338%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+400%
|
12−14
−400%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+340%
|
60−65
−340%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+390%
|
21−24
−390%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+380%
|
10−11
−380%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+371%
|
21−24
−371%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+333%
|
27−30
−333%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+380%
|
10−11
−380%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+333%
|
18−20
−333%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+350%
|
24−27
−350%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+375%
|
16−18
−375%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+363%
|
8−9
−363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+364%
|
14−16
−364%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+347%
|
55−60
−347%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+364%
|
14−16
−364%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+350%
|
12−14
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+333%
|
18−20
−333%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+367%
|
12−14
−367%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+350%
|
12−14
−350%
|
This is how RX 8060S and HD 7850 compete in popular games:
- RX 8060S is 390% faster in 1080p
- RX 8060S is 410% faster in 1440p
- RX 8060S is 338% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.97 | 8.79 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 5 March 2012 |
RX 8060S has a 332% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 12 years.
The Radeon RX 8060S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 8060S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop one.
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