Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 427 days older than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 51% better in Control than Radeon HD 7970 - 53 vs 35 FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 127 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 3 vs 1 GB
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
