Excellent (A)
5 reviews
10/2010
- Bus Type: PCI Express
- RAM: 1024 MB
- Processor clock speed: 775 MHz
- DirectX version: 11
- Shader model version: 5.0
- Cooling Solution: Active … more information
10/2010 Single test |
4.5 out of 5 stars
The Radeon HD 6850 is not the best graphics card on the market in terms of pure performance, but its value for money is nearly unsurpassable. PC Advisor's tests saw it compete almost head-to-head with the more expensive HD 5850 in speed, and it also compared favourably to other cards in power consumption. |
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10/2010 Single test |
3.5 out of 5 stars
The AMD Radeon HD 6850 is on the market for a very attractive price, but there are still cards available that are better value for money. The power consumption has been reduced but the clock speeds are a bit snail like and the shader count is lower affecting raw performance. Tech Radar were pleased with the Eyefinity technology. |
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10/2010 Single test |
"favoured" (8 out of 10 points)
Value for money: "recommended" (9 out of 10 points), "Recommended" Bit-Tech say that they were anticipating a massive leap in the performance level of the new Radeon HD 6850 graphics card but they didn't receive it. They found it most useful to compare it to the GTX 460 and really, it is hard to divide them on achievements, they rank so closely together. The HD6850 has slightly less power consumption and better thermals. It works as a tool to force prices and will help to knock the mid-range crown from Nvidia's head. |
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10/2010 Single test |
"very good" (5 out of 6 stars)
Value for money: "excellent" (6 out of 6 stars), "A List", "Recommended" PC Pro deemed the Radeon HD 6850 to be the best-value mainstream graphics card available since being shifted to the mid-range. When tested against the similarly priced GTX 460, the 6850 was quicker in virtually all of the tests. And although it loses frame rates compared to the 6870, the price difference makes up for this. The price makes this the best mid-range card available. |
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10/2010 Single test |
5 out of 5 stars
"Best Buy" Expert Reviews loved the Radeon HD 6850, saying that it produced almost the same performance as its more expensive stablemate, the 6870, and fared better than Nvidia's more expensive GTX460 1GB. With its combination of low price and fantastic graphic power, the 6850 is a winner for anybody wanting to upgrade from an older card. |
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Tests on similar products: AMD Radeon HD 6870, Zotac GeForce GT 430 Zone, Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB, Asus EAH6850 DirectCU, XFX Radeon HD 6850 (HD-685X-ZNFC), Nvidia GeForce GTX 580, PNY Verto GeForce GT 430, AMD / ATI FirePro V9800, XFX Radeon HD 5750 XXX, MSI GeForce N480GTX Lightning.
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Summary
The graphics card was put to the test in 5 magazines and gave reviewers little cause to complain, achieving fair results accross the board.
Under the microscope, the Graphics card was able to obtain its best score of "very good" (5 out of 6 stars) in the 10/2010 issue of PC Pro online magazine. TechRadar UK online magazine gave the product a score of 3.5 out of 5 stars in issue 10/2010, which was the lowest score it received.
The Graphics card was also able to walk away with the "Recommended" (Bit Tech 10/2010) and "A List" (PC Pro 10/2010) prizes. Value for money is also one of its selling points taking home the "Best Buy" award.
