FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 6850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 6850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9270 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.

FireStream 9270

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Main Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FireStream 9270 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FireStream 9270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	2−3	5−6
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 61% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	160−170
medium / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	50−55	70−75
QHD / 1440p	27−30	40−45
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 33% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	80−85	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	10−12
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	24−27
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	55−60	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 53% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	10−12	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
medium / 720p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	3−4	6−7
ultra / 1080p	1−2	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	10−11	18−20
medium / 1080p	5−6	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	18−20
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	21−24	35−40
medium / 768p	14−16	21−24
high / 1080p	6−7	12−14
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
4K / 2160p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 70% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	50−55
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
high / 768p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale 2
Code name	RV770	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2008	21 October 2010
Pipelines	800	960
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	37.20
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length		198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 6850

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