The Radeon HD 6850 is a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 6850
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 31% less energy – 127 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 6850
Oct 21st, 2010
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
96%
Min 1% FPS
35
95%
Price, $
$149.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
100%
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$149.99
In Stock
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$236.54
In Stock
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$94.98
In Stock
Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 6850
Oct 21st, 2010
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
128 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
58%
Texture Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
19%
FP32
1.488 TFLOPS
24%
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 6850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
$179.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
127 W | Power Consumption | 185 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 24.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 42.88 GPixel/s |
| 37.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 193 GTexel/s |
| 1.488 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.175 TFLOPS |
