Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon R7 M370
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R7 M370, 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 R7 M370, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M370 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M370 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 M370 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon R7 M370
Power consumption (TDP)
127 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M370 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M370 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Radeon HD 6850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M370 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M370 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M370 - by 28 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
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 61% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R7 M370 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
50−55
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
75−80
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 34% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
65−70
50−55
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
high / 1080p
18−20
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 35% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
6−7
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
10−12
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 44% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
35−40
21−24
medium / 768p
21−24
16−18
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 15% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon R7 M370
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN
Code name
Barts
Litho
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
21 October 2010
6 May 2015
Pipelines
960
384
Core clock speed
875 MHz
Boost Clock
960 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
690 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
37.20
23.04
Floating-point performance
1,488.0 gflops
737.3 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
73.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
Bus support
AGP
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
139 Mh/s
70 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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