Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon R9 M375X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X, 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 M375X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon R9 M375X
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M375X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M375X 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 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M375X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	130−140	130−140
ultra / 1080p	70−75	65−70
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	75−80	70−75
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	65−70	65−70
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	6−7	6−7
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	8−9	8−9
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	35−40	35−40
medium / 768p	21−24	21−24
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
high / 768p	40−45	40−45
Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Barts	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	960	640
Core clock speed		925 MHz
Boost Clock		1015 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	40.60
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	1,299 gflops
Length	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support	AGP	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Compute units		10
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