Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 260X, 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 260X, 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 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
50−55
medium / 1080p
6−7
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 325% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
95−100
180−190
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
QHD / 1440p
−
55−60
4K / 2160p
10−11
30−35
high / 768p
65−70
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
95−100
ultra / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 320% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
18−20
55−60
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 290% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
5−6
30−35
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
5−6
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
60−65
−
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 82% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
10−12
55−60
medium / 768p
8−9
35−40
high / 1080p
4−5
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 416% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 2.0
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
225 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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