ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 vs HD 6850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon Xpress 1250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6850M outperforms ATI Xpress 1250 by a whopping 1780% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 929 | 1493 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | Granville | RS690 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 28 February 2007 (18 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 cores | 800 | 4 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 120 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 4 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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 | 20
+1900%
| 1−2
−1900%
|
| Full HD | 26
+2500%
| 1−2
−2500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+58.3%
|
24−27
−58.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+290%
|
10−11
−290%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+58.3%
|
24−27
−58.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+58.3%
|
24−27
−58.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Valorant | 12−14 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| God of War | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
This is how HD 6850M and ATI Xpress 1250 compete in popular games:
- HD 6850M is 1900% faster in 900p
- HD 6850M is 2500% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6850M is 1800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6850M performs better in 24 tests (96%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (4%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.88 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 28 February 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 80 nm |
HD 6850M has a 1780% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6850M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Xpress 1250 in performance tests.
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