Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 467 days older than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 29% better in Death Stranding than Radeon HD 7950 - 93 vs 72 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 127 vs 200 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7950 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 31st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $449 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
