Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 250, 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 6850M stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R7 250 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 250 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
high / 768p
65−70
65−70
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
4−5
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Forza Horizon 4 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
−
35−40
high / 1080p
5−6
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
9−10
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
7−8
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
10−12
18−20
medium / 768p
8−9
12−14
high / 1080p
4−5
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Oland XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
1 October 2013
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
25.20
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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