Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs HD 6850 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 with Radeon R5 (Carrizo), including specs and performance data.

HD 6850 X2
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 254 Watt
6.06
+256%

HD 6850 X2 outperforms R5 (Carrizo) by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking639990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.843.74
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameBartsCarrizo
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 September 2011 (14 years ago)4 June 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores960 ×2256
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)254 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs32 ×2no data
TMUs48 ×2no data
L1 Cache192 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GB ×2no data
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s ×2no 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.06 1.70
Recency 19 September 2011 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 12 Watt

HD 6850 X2 has a 256% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 (Carrizo), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 2017% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6850 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is a notebook one.

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