Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6990. 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 Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6990. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 195% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6990 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	210−220
medium / 768p	130−140	170−180
ultra / 1080p	70−75	95−100
QHD / 1440p	40−45	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
medium / 768p	70−75	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	75−80	95−100
medium / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	20−22
QHD / 1440p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	75−80
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	40−45	55−60
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	55−60
medium / 768p	21−24	30−35
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 47% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
high / 768p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	Barts	Antilles
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	8 March 2011
Pipelines	960	1536
Core clock speed		830 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	79.68
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length	198 mm	295 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
DirectX		11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan		N/A
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s	265 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6990

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