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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 2078 days older than Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 15% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon RX 480 - 39 vs 34 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 127 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 8 vs 1 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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