Radeon HD 6850 vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	586	626
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.05
Power efficiency	27.61	2.75
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Vega Renoir	Barts
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	21 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384	960
Core clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	127 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	37.20
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.488 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	48

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	no data	AGP
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	198 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

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	no data	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04
+18.4%

HD 6850 5.10

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793
+13.5%

HD 6850 2460

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:

Full HD	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
1440p	28 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
4K	20 +25%	16−18 −25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	11.19
1440p	no data	8.52
4K	no data	11.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+22.2%

9−10
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Hitman 3	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	97 +21.3%	80−85 −21.3%
Metro Exodus	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +24%	50−55 −24%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 +21.7%	60−65 −21.7%
Metro Exodus	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +25%	40−45 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14
+40%

10−11

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+22.2%

9−10
−22.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and HD 6850 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 25% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 33% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.04	5.10
Recency	7 January 2020	21 October 2010
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	127 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 18.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 746.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6850 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.