Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1083 days older than Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 115 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 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R7 260X - 153 vs 136 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
60%
AMD Radeon R7 260X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Northern Islands |
$139 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
