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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 6850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 4108 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 50% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Radeon HD 6850 - 3 vs 2 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 107 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
3
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$133.33/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$179 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon HD 6850 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
1 FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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