GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 480
352%
352%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
28%
28%
AMD Radeon RX 480 is approximately 324% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Ellesmere | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Ellesmere | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 10 XT(215-0876184) | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,700 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.6M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 232 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1401 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 29th, 2016 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Arctic Islands(RX 400) | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Polaris | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 229 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 86 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1120 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1266 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 775 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.0 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 36 | 12 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 40.51 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 182.3 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 5.834 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.834 TFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 364.6 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 240 mm9.4 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 95 mm3.7 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 150 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C940, 109-D00947-00_02 | 109-C22301-00B |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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