Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon R9 380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 380, 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 R9 380, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 49% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 380 is 23 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	70−75	180−190
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	75−80	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 191% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	55−60	120−130
high / 1080p	18−20	70−75
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	130−140
medium / 768p	21−24	85−90
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon R9 380
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Barts	Tonga Pro
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	26 June 2015
Pipelines	960	1792
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	108.6
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	3,476 gflops
Length	198 mm	221 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.48 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support	AGP	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s	404 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire	+	+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		168.45 Sol/s
Compute units		28
Form factor		full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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