Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1286 days older than Radeon R9 295X2.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon R9 295X2 - 40 vs 36 FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 127 vs 500 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2014 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $179 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 3x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1018 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
