Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon R9 M470
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M470, 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 6850M stacks up against Radeon R9 M470, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M470 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD 6850M or Radeon R9 M470 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 5200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
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
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
6−7
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Battlefield 5 is 237% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
120−130
190−200
medium / 768p
95−100
150−160
ultra / 1080p
40−45
80−85
QHD / 1440p
−
45−50
4K / 2160p
10−11
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M470 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
80−85
ultra / 1080p
21−24
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
4−5
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Far Cry 5 is 220% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
85−90
medium / 1080p
10−12
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Fortnite is 110% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
−
65−70
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 105% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
5−6
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Metro Exodus is 366% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 220% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
10−12
45−50
medium / 768p
8−9
27−30
high / 1080p
4−5
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 316% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−33
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in World of Tanks is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R9 M470
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 2
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Saturn
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
14 May 2016
Pipelines
800
768
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
1,536 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
large
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