Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1230 days older than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 100% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon R9 280 - 50 vs 25 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 127 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 3 vs 1 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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 R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
