Radeon RX 6850 XT vs HD 6850 X2

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking537not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameBartsNavi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2011 (12 years ago)2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649
Current priceno data$1342 (2.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9604608
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)254 Watt325 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40648.0
Floating-point performance2x 1,536.0 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4200 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 325 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 6850 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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