Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 501 days older than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 36% better in Valheim than Radeon HD 7850 - 75 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 127 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
