Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 6850
In this comparison between Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 6850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon E8860 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon E8860
Main Specs
Radeon E8860
Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)
37 Watt
127 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 243% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
Radeon E8860 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
110−120
130−140
ultra / 1080p
55−60
70−75
QHD / 1440p
30−35
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
75−80
medium / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 38% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 22% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
27−30
35−40
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
20−22
24−27
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
Full Specs
Radeon E8860
Radeon HD 6850
Architecture
GCN 1.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
Venus
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
25 January 2014
21 October 2010
Pipelines
640
960
Core clock speed
575 MHz
Boost Clock
625 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
37.20
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
1,488.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bus support
AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
48 Mh/s
139 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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