CONCLUSION

      Thanks to the mid-end Pitcairn core the Radeon HD 7850 iCooler 2GB proved to be quite faster than the Radeon HD 7770 iCooler 1GB with performance differences ranging from 50% and up to 80%. What's really impressive however is that the Radeon 7850 iCooler 2GB managed to pull that off with virtually the same noise levels as the 7770 and only a 30% increase in power requirements. When it comes to overclocking we were able to squeeze an additional 12% increase in performance which is not bad at all especially since it's for free and since you can achieve that by using the brand new and extremely easy to use iTurbo software by HIS.

   As usual HIS has a rather aggressive pricing tactic in place and so as we speak the Radeon HD 7850 iCooler 2GB retails for USD229 inside the USA (Newegg/ After mail rebate card/ Free DiRT Showdown coupon) and at around 220Euros inside the EU, a price tag which lands it right amongst the cheapest Radeon HD 7850's in the market today. However despite the good overall performance, rather impressive overclock (for a single fan, near inaudible solution) and aggressive pricing the HIS Radeon HD 7850 iCooler 2GB remains just a mid-end graphics card something which can be easily seen from our graphs and therefore it lacks the punch of the more advanced Radeon HD 7970 which is the weapon of choice for hardcore gamers. This is really the only thing that is keeping it from getting our Platinum Award, still it's overall value for money is more than just enough for the HIS Radeon HD 7850 iCooler 2GB to walk away with our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Performance
- Near Inaudible Noise Levels
- Power Consumption
- Low Temperatures
- Connectors
- PCIex 3.0 & DX 11.1 Compatible
- Price (For Some) 

CONS

- None