Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon Pro W5500M, 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 X2 stacks up against Radeon Pro W5500M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Radeon Pro W5500M

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	254 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs

Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 198% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon Pro W5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 7800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Battlefield 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon Pro W5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	200−210
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	85−90	95−100
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon Pro W5500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Far Cry 5 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	85−90	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	65−70	70−75
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	27−30	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture	TeraScale 2	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Barts	Navi 14
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	19 September 2011	10 February 2020
Pipelines	960	1408
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		1450 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	127.6
Floating-point performance	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

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