Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 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 480 mobile here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)	254 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 154% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	190−200	190−200
medium / 768p	160−170	160−170
ultra / 1080p	85−90	85−90
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	24−27
high / 768p	120−130	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 6% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−12
low / 720p	85−90	90−95
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	7−8	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	65−70	70−75
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−12	10−12
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p	12−14	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	27−30	27−30
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Polaris
Code name	Barts	Polaris
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 September 2011	1 August 2016
Pipelines	960	2304
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		1077 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	155.1
Floating-point performance	2x 1,536.0 gflops	4,963 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	256.0 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
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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