ATI Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6870

[triop]

I am using the graphic card of ATI since when I am using the computer and I am satisfied by the performance that the graphic card is providing to me and also the graph reviews are the best in ATI. I am planning to use the ATI Radeon HD 6870 instead of the Radeon HD 6850 which I am currently using. Please suggest me that which is the best out of the two as I am confused between the two.

[Fabian]

The Radeon 6850 is pioneered with the second generation DirectX 11 architecture which has been code named as the Northern island. The company got a head start for the type of pioneered DirectX 11 that has been generated by the this new ATI. On the contrary the Radeon HD 6870 has a core clock of 900 MHz, that is far better than the Radeon HD 6850 which has got the core clock of 775 MHz.

[RoninBlade]

The Radeon 6800 has a Multi-GPU support and also has a feature of crossfirex which is used for the connection on top of the card. Crossfirex is provided for the multi-GPU state which will be provided for a bit more. The Radeon HD 6850 and also the Radeon HD 6870 only has the Crossfirex Connector that can be used for the Multi-GPU settings. Both the products has been launched for the competition for the GeForce GTX 460 series. Both of this cover the features of the low power consumption and lower heat levels.

[deoWo]

There are reports that the HTPC that is the Home theater PC cannot support the ATI version of graphic card. The new HD version can appear manifestly speedier than the predecessors which has a faster clocks and more texture units and many more features that are normally found in the graphic cards. Both the graphic cards use the AMD’s new Barts GPU. AMD is putting the load on TDP at 151W (the same as the Radeon HD 5850) and the idle TDP is at 19W, which is lower than the last generation parts.

[Rawko]

The Radeon HD 6850 has the history of 50 parts to be utilized and also using the harvested version of the Barts GPU. And also it uses the low power voltage than the other members of the family of the 6800 series. The 6850 uses the 775 MHz that has been mentioned above and which has been attached to the 960SPs. And on the contrary the 6870 uses the 1GB of GDDR5, only on this time running at 4GHz effective. It has also got the feature of low power consumption. So no second thought that any one can fit the system for you without any problems.

[T.J.]

You can also contact the retailer person for further details if the above information are not sufficient for you. The retailer can provide you with the user manual that has got all the information of the graphic card that your going to deal with and also the required computer configuration that is compulsory for such type of the graphic card to work. ATI provides free details in their site and you can log into the site map and get the related details of the ATI Radeon HD. And also the major difference between the two is just the power and clock work composition and that's it and no other basic difference between the two.