AMD Radeon HD 7850M vs AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2

What is the difference between AMD Radeon HD 7850M and AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Benchmarks

1373PassMark G3D2534
566PassMark G2D373

Graphics Processor (GPU)

HeathrowGPU NameBarts
Heathrow PROModel numberBarts PRO
(215-0798006)
GCN 1.0ArchitectureTeraScale 2
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size40 nm
1,500 millionTransistors1,700 million
123 mm²Die Size255 mm²

Graphics Card

Apr 24th, 2012Release DateSep 19th, 2011
London
(HD 7800M)
FamilyNorthern Islands
(HD 6800)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
VancouverPredecessorEvergreen
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

2 GBMemory Size2 GB x2
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
128 bitMemory Bus256 bit x2

Clock Speeds

1000 MHz
4 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1050 MHz
4.2 Gbps effective
675 MHzGPU Clock800 MHz

Render Config

40TMUs48 x2
16ROPs32 x2

Board Design

40 WThermal design power (TDP)254 W
No outputsDisplay Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX11.2 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.4
1.2OpenCL1.2
1.2VulkanN/A
5.1Shader Model5.0