Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 64 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 Vega 64 is 2482 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - 127 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
- Performs up to 25% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon HD 6850 - 84 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 8 vs 1 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
25.06569638164544%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
9.39868620515412%
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
98.94 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
395.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2017 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Vega |
$179 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1247 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1546 MHz |
1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 945 MHz |
