Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Radeon HD 6850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 2489 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 19% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon HD 6850 - 43 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 127 vs 210 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
26.343743360951777%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
11.289833080424886%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Vega | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
