Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon R7 M380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R7 M380, 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 M380, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 here:

Radeon R7 M380 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon R7 M380
Power consumption (TDP)	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 M380 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M380 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M380 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	16−18
medium / 1080p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	21−24	10−12
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−11
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R7 M380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	130−140
medium / 768p	160−170	100−110
ultra / 1080p	85−90	50−55
QHD / 1440p	45−50	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	120−130	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 14% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	100−110	75−80
medium / 768p	85−90	55−60
ultra / 1080p	55−60	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	14−16	8−9
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 88% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	85−90	60−65
medium / 1080p	45−50	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 59% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	21−24	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	7−8	1−2
low / 720p	45−50	24−27
medium / 1080p	24−27	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	75−80	50−55
medium / 768p	65−70	45−50
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	8−9	4−5
ultra / 1080p	6−7	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	12−14
medium / 1080p	10−12	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	95−100	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	10−12
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 77% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	45−50	24−27
medium / 768p	27−30	16−18
high / 1080p	16−18	9−10
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 78% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 30% more, than Radeon R7 M380.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon R7 M380
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Barts	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 September 2011	7 May 2015
Pipelines	960	640
Core clock speed	800 MHz	915 MHz
Boost Clock		915 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	36.60
Floating-point performance	2x 1,536.0 gflops	1,171 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	32 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
Laptop size		medium sized
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon R7 M380

Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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