Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 551 days older than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 47% better in Valheim than Radeon HD 7870M - 75 vs 51 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 45 vs 127 Watts
- 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 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | London |
| $179 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
