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 R9 380
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 23% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 380 - 74 vs 60 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 127 vs 190 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
108.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
79.89690721649485%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
34.25414364640885%
AMD Radeon R9 380 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $199 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
176 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
970 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
