Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000, 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 RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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 RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 here:

Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	20−22
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Battlefield 5 is 95% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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	110−120
QHD / 1440p	40−45	85−90
4K / 2160p	30−33	45−50
high / 768p	100−110	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	75−80	120−130
medium / 1080p	30−35	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Fortnite is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 94% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 68% 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	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 61% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	70−75
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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 94% 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 Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Vega
Code name	Barts	Vega Raven Ridge
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 October 2010	7 January 2020
Pipelines	960	512
Boost Clock		1750 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops
Length	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000

Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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