FireStream 9370 vs Radeon HD 6850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 6850M. 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 FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 6850M. 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 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FireStream 9370 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FireStream 9370 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 6850M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 2−3
ultra / 1080p 7−8 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 12−14
medium / 1080p 16−18 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Terascale 2
Code name Cypress Granville Pro/LP
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 June 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 1600 800
Core clock speed 825 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 27.00
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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