Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII 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 VII is 3031 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 127 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 48% better in Starfield than Radeon HD 6850 - 34 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 16 vs 1 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon VII
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
22.142857142857146%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
8.857142857142858%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$179 | MSRP | $699 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
