Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R9 380X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1855 days older than Radeon R9 380X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 23% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 380X - 114 vs 93 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 380X - 127 vs 190 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
124.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2015 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1425 MHz |
