GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070
1865%
1865%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
6%
6%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 is approximately 1859% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 48 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 3584 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 128 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 48 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 48 XT(215-176600331) | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 4.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process TypeDifferent | N4P FinFET | N/A |
| Process SizeDifferent | 4 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 53,900 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 151.0M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 357 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | Monolithic | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 6th, 2025 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Jan 6th, 2025 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi IV(RX 9000) | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Navi III | Evergreen |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 21 in our database | 105 in our database |
| SuccessorDifferent | N/A | Southern Islands |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1330 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 2070 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2520 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2518 MHz20.1 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 775 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 644.6 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3584 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 128 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 56 | 12 |
| Matrix CoresDifferent | 112 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 56 | N/A |
| L0 CacheDifferent | 32 KB per WGP | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 CacheDifferent | 64 MB | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 8 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 322.6 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 564.5 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 72.25 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 36.13 TFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,129.0 GFLOPS (1:32) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDPDifferent | 220 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| LengthDifferent | N/A | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| Board NumberDifferent | N/A | 109-C22301-00B |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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