Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R7 265 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1211 days older than Radeon R7 265.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 44% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R7 265 - 98 vs 68 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 265 - 127 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 265
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
No Man's Sky
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 R7 265
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 265
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
59.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2014 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $179 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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 | 179.2 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
