Radeon 890M vs HD 6850 1440SP Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 329 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 100.00 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | Gorgon Point |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 August 2012 (14 years ago) | 5 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1440 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.20 | 198.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.088 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 144 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 August 2012 | 5 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 890M has an age advantage of 13 years, a 90% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6850 1440SP Edition and Radeon 890M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 1440SP Edition is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.
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