Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT 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 RX 5500 XT is 3339 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 127 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 6850 - 592 vs 591 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
Minecraft
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 RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
42.00542005420054%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
22.906403940886698%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $179 | MSRP | $169 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
