Radeon HD 6850M vs Radeon RX 460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 460 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 515 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon HD 6850M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 6200 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
70−75
medium / 1080p
6−7
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 475% 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 RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
230−240
medium / 768p
95−100
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
120−130
QHD / 1440p
−
95−100
4K / 2160p
10−11
50−55
high / 768p
65−70
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
100−110
ultra / 1080p
21−24
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 112% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
12−14
50−55
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 460% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
120−130
medium / 1080p
10−12
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 237% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
18−20
70−75
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
5−6
40−45
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
5−6
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 700% 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 RX 460 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 420% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
10−12
75−80
medium / 768p
8−9
45−50
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 583% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6850M
Radeon RX 460
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Granville Pro/LP
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
8 August 2016
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
1090 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
67.20
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
2,150 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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