Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 760 days older than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 53% better in F1 22 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 84 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 127 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $270 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
