Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 560X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon RX 560X, 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 560X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP)	127 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 69% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X.
Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 28 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Battlefield 5 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	160−170	220−230
medium / 768p	130−140	190−200
ultra / 1080p	70−75	110−120
QHD / 1440p	40−45	70−75
4K / 2160p	30−33	35−40
high / 768p	100−110	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% 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 560X in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	75−80	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Fortnite is 62% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	10−12
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Forza Horizon 4 is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	85−90
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	6−7	10−12
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Metro Exodus is 87% 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 560X in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	65−70
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	35−40	65−70
medium / 768p	21−24	40−45
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 76% 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 560X in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850	Radeon RX 560X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	Barts	Polaris 21
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2010	11 April 2018
Pipelines	960	1024
Core clock speed		1175 MHz
Boost Clock		1275 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	37.20	81.60
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length	198 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
Bus support	AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon RX 560X

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