FirePro M7740 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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 FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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.
Radeon HD 6850 X2

FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M7740 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 FirePro M7740 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 323% more power consumption, than FirePro M7740.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 150 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3200 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 8−9 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro M7740.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Terascale 1 TeraScale 2
Code name RV740 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 August 2009 19 September 2011
Pipelines 640 960
Core clock speed 650 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 38.40
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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