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AMD Radeon HD 6850
At A Glance
Manufacturer:AMD
Series:Radeon HD 6k
GPU:Barts
Release Date:2010-10-22
Interface:PCI-E 2.0 x16
Core Clock:775 MHz
Shader Clock:775 MHz
Memory Clock:2000 MHz (4000 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth:128 GB/sec
FLOPS:1488 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate:24800 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate:37200 MTexels/sec
Details
Max Power Draw:127 W
Noise Level:Moderate
Framebuffer:1024,2048 MB
Memory Type:GDDR5
Memory Bus Type:64x4 (256 bit)
DirectX Compliance:11.0
OpenGL Compliance:4.1
PS/VS Version:5.0/5.0
Process:40 nm
Shader Processors:960 (1120)
Pipeline Layout:VLIW5
Texture Units:48 (56)
Raster Operators32
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Camera PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 SCS3 (3 slot) 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 790 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera PowerColor HD 6850 Premium Edition 800 2100 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera HIS Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Club3D Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Diamond Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera XFX Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Visiontek Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera ASUS EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 790 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5/OC 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ (CoD MW2) 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera XFX Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera XFX Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Biostar Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC 820 2100 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC 860 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera XFX Radeon HD 6850 XXX 800 2100 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / mDP y - y d y
Camera PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ 820 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera MSI R6850 Cyclone PE 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X 800 2200 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / mDP y - y d y
Camera XFX Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / mDP y - y d y
Camera Visiontek Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera HIS Radeon HD 6850 775 2000 256 bit 1024 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
Camera Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 2GB 775 2000 256 bit 2048 MB HDMI / DP y - y d y
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Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
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Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
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Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
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Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.bit-tech.net)
Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
(www.hardwareheaven.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.anandtech.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.bjorn3d.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.legitreviews.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
(www.hardwarecanucks.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
(hothardware.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(techgage.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(techgage.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.bjorn3d.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
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Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
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Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.rage3d.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.gamingnexus.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
(www.overclockersclub.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.neoseeker.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(ixbtlabs.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.tweaktown.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.hexus.net)
Radeon HD 6850 [reference card]
(www.rbmods.com)
Radeon HD 6850 [roundup]
(www.hexus.net)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
(www.techpowerup.com)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
(www.neoseeker.com)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
(www.vortez.co.uk)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
(www.bjorn3d.com)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
(www.lostcircuits.com)
ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC
(benchmarkreviews.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850
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HIS Radeon HD 6850
(www.tweaktown.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850
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HIS Radeon HD 6850
(www.overclock3d.net)
HIS Radeon HD 6850
(www.tweaktown.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850
(www.tweaktown.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850
(www.guru3d.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo
(www.hexus.net)
HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo
(www.tweaktown.com)
HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo
(www.guru3d.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(hardocp.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(www.techpowerup.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(tbreak.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(www.hardocp.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(www.tweaktown.com)
MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
(www.guru3d.com)
MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5
(www.guru3d.com)
PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ (CoD MW2)
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PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ (CoD MW2)
(www.fudzilla.com)
PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ (CoD MW2)
(www.techpowerup.com)
PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ (CoD MW2)
(www.overclockersclub.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
(www.hexus.net)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
(www.thinkcomputers.org)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic
(www.overclock3d.net)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic
(www.hardwareheaven.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic
(techgage.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic
(www.tweaktown.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic
(www.overclockersclub.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(www.neoseeker.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(www.tweaktown.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(www.pureoverclock.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(bjorn3d.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(www.overclockersclub.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(ixbtlabs.com)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X
(www.techwarelabs.com)
Visiontek Radeon HD 6850
(benchmarkreviews.com)
XFX Radeon HD 6850
(techreport.com)
XFX Radeon HD 6850
(www.hardwaresecrets.com)
XFX Radeon HD 6850
(www.ultimatehardware.net)
XFX Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition
(www.hardwareheaven.com)
XFX Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition
(www.fudzilla.com)
XFX Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition
(www.overclockersclub.com)
2 Comments
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 2:07:49 AM
These outperform a single HD5970 in CrossfireX and cost half as much! They also need less power - two 6-pin pcie connectors vs 8 and 6.

With nearly all new motherboards supporting CrossfireX (and SLI) this could be a good option for alot more people than when scaling was only 50% and you needed a $300-$400 X38-X48 MB to do it.

I wonder though, does this scaling entend to 3 or 4 GPUs...can't wait for the 6950s or whatever they're going to be called.
Sunday, October 09, 2011 4:21:59 AM
All of the HD 6850s I see online are listed as:
PCI-E 2.1 x16
This site says PCI-E 2.0 x16, which is correct?

I found a Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 for 109$, free shipping, very excited to test it out :)!
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