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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 2373 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 48% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon RX 550 - 80 vs 54 FPS
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 50 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
54
68%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
98%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
76%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $179 | MSRP | $79 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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