Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R9 390 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1701 days older than Radeon R9 390.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 11% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 390 - 70 vs 63 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 127 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 8 vs 1 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
