Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 551 days older than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 45 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7870M - 228 vs 209 FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
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Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
London | Generation | Northern Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |