Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 6850 stacks up against Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)
127 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - 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
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 31% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
70−75
55−60
QHD / 1440p
40−45
30−35
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
low / 720p
75−80
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 16% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
35−40
27−30
medium / 768p
21−24
18−20
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN
Code name
Barts
Kaveri Spectre
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
21 October 2010
14 January 2014
Pipelines
960
512
Core clock speed
720 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
37.20
Floating-point performance
1,488.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Bus support
AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
139 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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