Radeon HD 6850 vs VII
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon VII and Radeon HD 6850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
VII outperforms HD 6850 by a whopping 738% 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 | 101 | 645 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.93 | 0.90 |
| Power efficiency | 9.84 | 2.73 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | Barts |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 7 February 2019 (6 years ago) | 21 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Radeon VII has 2448% better value for money than HD 6850.
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 | 3840 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 127 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 420.0 | 37.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.44 TFLOPS | 1.488 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 240 | 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 280 mm | 198 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s | 128.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
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.
- Other tests
- Passmark
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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.
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 | 120
+757%
| 14−16
−757%
|
| 1440p | 74
+825%
| 8−9
−825%
|
| 4K | 57
+850%
| 6−7
−850%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.83
+119%
| 12.79
−119%
|
| 1440p | 9.45
+137%
| 22.38
−137%
|
| 4K | 12.26
+143%
| 29.83
−143%
|
- Radeon VII has 119% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- Radeon VII has 137% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- Radeon VII has 143% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+829%
|
24−27
−829%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+830%
|
10−11
−830%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 136
+750%
|
16−18
−750%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+829%
|
24−27
−829%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 99
+890%
|
10−11
−890%
|
| Fortnite | 195
+829%
|
21−24
−829%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 163
+806%
|
18−20
−806%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+771%
|
14−16
−771%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+830%
|
10−11
−830%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 157
+772%
|
18−20
−772%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+748%
|
27−30
−748%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 137
+756%
|
16−18
−756%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+829%
|
24−27
−829%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+827%
|
30−33
−827%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Dota 2 | 160
+789%
|
18−20
−789%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95
+850%
|
10−11
−850%
|
| Fortnite | 154
+756%
|
18−20
−756%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 157
+772%
|
18−20
−772%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+771%
|
14−16
−771%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 111
+825%
|
12−14
−825%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+830%
|
10−11
−830%
|
| Metro Exodus | 88
+780%
|
10−11
−780%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 158
+778%
|
18−20
−778%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 139
+769%
|
16−18
−769%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+748%
|
27−30
−748%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 127
+807%
|
14−16
−807%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Dota 2 | 147
+819%
|
16−18
−819%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+810%
|
10−11
−810%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130
+829%
|
14−16
−829%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+830%
|
10−11
−830%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 143
+794%
|
16−18
−794%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75
+838%
|
8−9
−838%
|
| Valorant | 197
+838%
|
21−24
−838%
|
| Fortnite | 114
+850%
|
12−14
−850%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+758%
|
12−14
−758%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+810%
|
30−33
−810%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 43
+760%
|
5−6
−760%
|
| Metro Exodus | 56
+833%
|
6−7
−833%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+872%
|
18−20
−872%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+767%
|
30−33
−767%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+900%
|
10−11
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+870%
|
10−11
−870%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+842%
|
12−14
−842%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+840%
|
5−6
−840%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+756%
|
9−10
−756%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+775%
|
12−14
−775%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+840%
|
5−6
−840%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62
+786%
|
7−8
−786%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+800%
|
6−7
−800%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+789%
|
27−30
−789%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 73
+813%
|
8−9
−813%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+840%
|
5−6
−840%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Dota 2 | 78
+767%
|
9−10
−767%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+743%
|
7−8
−743%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 77
+756%
|
9−10
−756%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 58
+867%
|
6−7
−867%
|
| Fortnite | 44
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
This is how Radeon VII and HD 6850 compete in popular games:
- Radeon VII is 757% faster in 1080p
- Radeon VII is 825% faster in 1440p
- Radeon VII is 850% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.69 | 4.38 |
| Recency | 7 February 2019 | 21 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 127 Watt |
Radeon VII has a 737.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6850, on the other hand, has 132.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.
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