Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 936 days older than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 100 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 8% better in Lost Ark than Radeon HD 8970M - 183 vs 169 FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Solar System | 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 |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
