Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon HD 8850M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 893 days older than Radeon HD 8850M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8850M
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 17% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 8850M - 591 vs 504 FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8850M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
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Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
Solar System | Generation | Northern Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
32 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
575 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
625 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |