Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon R9 M485X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M485X, 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 M485X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
8 GB MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M485X has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon R9 M485X has 7 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 M485X - with GCN 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 148 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 4200 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
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
14−16
80−85
medium / 1080p
6−7
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Battlefield 5 is 575% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M485X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
95−100
210−220
ultra / 1080p
40−45
140−150
QHD / 1440p
−
110−120
4K / 2160p
10−11
60−65
high / 768p
65−70
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R9 M485X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
30−35
ultra / 1080p
3−4
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Far Cry 5 is 560% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
2−3
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
140−150
medium / 1080p
10−12
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Fortnite is 306% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
18−20
80−85
medium / 1080p
7−8
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Forza Horizon 4 is 470% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
5−6
50−55
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Grand Theft Auto V is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
5−6
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Metro Exodus is 866% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
60−65
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
6−7
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
10−12
90−95
medium / 768p
8−9
55−60
high / 1080p
4−5
30−35
ultra / 1080p
3−4
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 733% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in World of Tanks is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 3
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Amethyst
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
14 May 2016
Pipelines
800
2048
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
723 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
92.54
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
2,961 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
160.0 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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