Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 460 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon RX 460 mobile, 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 RX 460 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
127 Watt
55 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
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 has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.
Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 460 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Radeon HD 6850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
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
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
160−170
210−220
medium / 768p
130−140
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
60−65
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
10−12
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−11
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Metro Exodus is 62% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
35−40
60−65
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Polaris
Code name
Barts
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
21 October 2010
8 August 2016
Pipelines
960
896
Boost Clock
1180 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
37.20
66.08
Floating-point performance
1,488.0 gflops
2,115 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
80 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
139 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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