Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R9 380 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1701 days older than Radeon R9 380.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 5% better in Lost Ark than Radeon R9 380 - 183 vs 175 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 127 vs 190 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
108.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $199 |
| 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 | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
