Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 551 days older than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 420% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7970M - 26 vs 5 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 100 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970M |
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Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
Northern Islands | Generation | London |
$179 | MSRP | Not Available |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |