Radeon RX 6850 XT vs HD 6850

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	589	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Barts	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	21 October 2010 (13 years ago)	2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$649
Current price	$177 (1x MSRP)	$1342 (2.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	960	4608
Boost clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	325 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.20	648.0
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	no 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).

Bus support	AGP	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	198 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Cost	$179	$649
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	325 Watt

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