Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 6850M vs R7 (Carrizo)
Combined performance score
HD 6850M outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by 1% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 858 | 856 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.04 | 0.13 |
Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | Carrizo | Granville Pro/LP |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 4 June 2015 (8 years old) | 6 January 2011 (13 years old) |
Current price | $999 | $338 |
HD 6850M has 225% better value for money than R7 (Carrizo).
Technical specs
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 | 512 | 800 |
Core clock speed | no data | 575 / 675 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 1,040 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 50 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 27.00 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 1,080.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R7 (Carrizo) and Radeon HD 6850M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | medium sized | large |
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory
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 | no data | DDR3, GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | no data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6850M outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by 1% in our combined benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6850M outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by 20% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
R7 (Carrizo) outperforms HD 6850M by 22% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
900p | 18−20
−11.1%
| 20
+11.1%
|
Full HD | 10
−160%
| 26
+160%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how R7 (Carrizo) and HD 6850M compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- HD 6850M is 11.1% faster than R7 (Carrizo)
1080p resolution:
- HD 6850M is 160% faster than R7 (Carrizo)
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 (Carrizo) is 20% faster than the HD 6850M.
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6850M is 25% faster than the R7 (Carrizo).
All in all, in popular games:
- R7 (Carrizo) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- HD 6850M is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
- there's a draw in 44 tests (94%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.93 | 1.94 |
Recency | 4 June 2015 | 6 January 2011 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 50 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 (Carrizo) and Radeon HD 6850M. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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