Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 7870

When choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 7870, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 7870.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 37% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Radeon HD 7870 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 141% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 123% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	160−170	240−250
medium / 768p	130−140	210−220
ultra / 1080p	70−75	130−140
QHD / 1440p	40−45	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	100−110	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 102% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 138% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	75−80
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	85−90
medium / 768p	21−24	50−55
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 129% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Barts	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	960	1280
Core clock speed		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops
Length	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 7870

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