Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon RX 460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon RX 460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 69% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 28 mm longer, than Radeon RX 460.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	160−170	230−240
medium / 768p	130−140	200−210
ultra / 1080p	70−75	120−130
QHD / 1440p	40−45	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	100−110	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	100−110
ultra / 1080p	45−50	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	75−80	120−130
medium / 1080p	30−35	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	95−100
high / 1080p	18−20	40−45
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	12−14
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 112% 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 RX 460 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	70−75
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	75−80
medium / 768p	21−24	45−50
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	40−45
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Polaris
Code name	Barts	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	8 August 2016
Pipelines	960	896
Core clock speed		1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	67.20
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	198 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 460

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