Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon R7 M370
In this comparison between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 M370 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6850M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M370 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 M370 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R7 M370 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R7 M370 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R7 M370
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M370 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M370 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M370 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M370 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M370 is 200 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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
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 M370.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
10−11
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
10−12
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
10−12
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
10−12
21−24
medium / 768p
8−9
16−18
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 116% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M370 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R7 M370
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Litho
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
6 May 2015
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
875 MHz
Boost Clock
960 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
690 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
23.04
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
737.3 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
73.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
70 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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