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AMD logo Radeon RX 480
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

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General information Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q2 2016 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 1024 MB 87.5 %
Core Clock 1266 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 38.8 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 86.9 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 127 W 15.3 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 260 mm 16.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 47211 0 % 22572 52.2 %
Future Proof 46 % 0 % 21 % 54.3 %
Benchmark Score 22289 0 % 5095 77.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 782.7 0 % 436.6 44.2 %
Average DirectX performance 65.8 FPS 0 % 19.5 FPS 70.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 121.4 FPS 0 % 50.2 FPS 58.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 42.6 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 67.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 58.3 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 75.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 40.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3602.2 operations/s 0 % 887.7 operations/s 75.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 480, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.1 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 191.0 FPS 74.3 FPS
Medium settings 229.2 FPS 89.2 FPS
Low settings 320.9 FPS 124.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 61.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 480, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 480 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.1 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 142.3 FPS 65.7 FPS
Medium settings 170.8 FPS 78.8 FPS
Low settings 239.1 FPS 110.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 53.9 %
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