Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon R7 A360
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R7 A360, 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 X2 stacks up against Radeon R7 A360, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Radeon R7 A360
Main Specs
| Radeon HD 6850 X2 | Radeon R7 A360 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
- Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A360 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A360.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 A360 - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.
- Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A360 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 4197 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A360 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2. | ||
| low / 768p | 190−200 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 160−170 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 85−90 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | − |
| high / 768p | 120−130 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 410% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A360 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 231% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 720p | 85−90 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 295% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 65−70 | − |
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | − |
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 50−55 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 176% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 6850 X2 | Radeon R7 A360 | |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | Barts | Meso |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 September 2011 | 5 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 960 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 980 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,700 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | 23.52 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 1,536.0 gflops | 864.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4200 MHz | 3.6 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |