Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon Pro 580X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon Pro 580X, 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 Radeon HD 6850 stacks up against Radeon Pro 580X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon Pro 580X has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	20−22
low / 720p	35−40	110−120
medium / 1080p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 252% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	70−75	190−200
QHD / 1440p	40−45	120−130
4K / 2160p	30−33	75−80
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 100% 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 Pro 580X 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	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	50−55
ultra / 1080p	10−11	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	24−27	85−90
medium / 1080p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 325% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	65−70
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	75−80	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Fortnite is 205% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	65−70
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
QHD / 1440p	4−5	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 283% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	55−60	130−140
high / 1080p	18−20	75−80
ultra / 1080p	8−9	35−40
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 157% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	10−11
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Metro Exodus is 325% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 207% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	140−150
medium / 768p	21−24	90−95
high / 1080p	12−14	50−55
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 294% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	55−60
high / 768p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in World of Tanks is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	Barts	Polaris 20
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	21 October 2010	18 March 2019
Pipelines	960	2304
Core clock speed		1100 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	172.8
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops
Length	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	217.0 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon Pro 580X

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