Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 551 days older than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 100 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 50% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon HD 7970M - 72 vs 48 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon HD 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 7970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| London | 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 |
2 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 |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
