Plus, as the smaller sibling of the pair, the HD 6850 could easily be overlooked. However, just like the more-powerful HD 6870, this card provides an excellent balance of price and performance. It may be a cut-down version of the HD 6870, but the HD 6850 still provides plenty of graphical power.

When did the Radeon HD 6850 come out?

October 22, 2010
Desktop Products

Model (Codename) Release Date & Price Bus interface
Radeon HD 6850 (Barts Pro) October 22, 2010 $179 USD PCIe 2.1 ×16
Radeon HD 6870 (Barts XT) October 22, 2010 $239 USD
Radeon HD 6930 (Cayman CE) December 2011 $180 USD

Is the 6850 Good?

Plus, as the smaller sibling of the pair, the HD 6850 could easily be overlooked. However, just like the more-powerful HD 6870, this card provides an excellent balance of price and performance. It may be a cut-down version of the HD 6870, but the HD 6850 still provides plenty of graphical power.

How do I find my GPU specs?

Open the Start menu or go to the desktop search bar, start typing System information, and select it when the option appears. Click the + symbol next to Components in the upper left, and then click Display on the expanded list. You’ll see the name of your graphics card, its type, and device ID.

Is the Asus Radeon HD 6850 directcu a good card?

With the EAH6850 DirectCU, Asus is offering an excellent Radeon HD 6850, well cooled, quiet and well finished. It will therefore be a viable replacement for the reference model which can’t be found in… The EAH 6850 is not the fastest card in the world nor is it the most powerful, it is however a lot of card for the price.

Is the AMD Radeon HD 6850 the best under $200 discrete graphics card?

The Radeon HD 6850 is AMD’s sub US$200 entrant in the discrete graphics card market. We have two on the bench to compare, a reference sample from AMD, and the Asus EA6850DirectCU, which is overclocked, has an adjustable core voltage, and is cooled using a direct-touch heatpipe heatsink. They turn out to be winners, especially the Asus.

How much does the AMD Radeon HD 6850 cost?

The ASUS Radeon HD 6850 shatters the DirectX 11 affordability barrier being priced at a mere $179. Never before has high-resolution full-detail gaming be available for so little money. Thanks to AMD’s aggressive pricing, NVIDIA has also announced…

What is the difference between the AMD Radeon HD 6850 and eah6850?

The reference Radeon HD 6850 runs at 1.10V with a core clock speed of 775 MHz during boot-up and on load. The EAH6850 DirectCU uses an extra 0.05V, and on load, it is overclocked by 15 MHz. The idle and UVD settings are identical.