Key Differences
In short — Radeon Vega Frontier Edition 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 Vega Frontier Edition is 2441 days newer than Radeon HD 6850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Performs up to 10% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon HD 6850 - 131 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 16 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition - 127 vs 300 Watts
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Desktop • Jun 27th, 2017
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Desktop • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
102.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
409.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Radeon Pro | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
483.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1382 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 1600 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 945 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
