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Radeon HD 6850 X2

Graphics processor

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark2,534^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL3,977^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL3,977^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL3,977^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark373^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,534^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Process node: 40 nm^*
GPUs per card: 2^*
GPU base clock: 800 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 800 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 255 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 254 W^*
Transistors: 1,700 million^*
Graphics processor: Barts^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 254 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.2 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.4^*
OpenCL: 1.2^*
Shader model: 5.0^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 2 GB^*
Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified): 960^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 256 bit^*
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 134.40 GB/s^*

Memory & storage

Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR5^*
Reported value 2: GDDR5^*
Reported value 3: GDDR5^*
Reported value 4: GDDR6^*
Reported value 5: GDDR5^*
Reported value 6: GDDR5^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 254 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,536^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2011-09-19^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 254^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 255^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,700^*
Freq (MHz): 800^* MHz

Specifications 2 · 23 fields

proc transistors: 1,700 million^*
proc die size: 255^* mm²
Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified): 960^*
memory clock: 1,050^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 2^*
name: AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 134.4^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 1.536^*
tdp: 254^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 1.68^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: TeraScale 2^*
card release date: 2011-09-19^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 3 · 34 fields

DirectX / feature level

11.2 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.2^*

OpenGL

4.4^*

Shader model

5.0^*

Architecture

TeraScale 2^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus (allocation unspecified)

256^* bit

Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified)

960^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

1.536^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

8 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache (allocation unspecified)

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

25.60 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

255 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

1,700 million^*

Graphics processor

Barts^*

GPUs per card

2^*

Reported video memory (allocation unspecified)

2^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified)

134.4 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units (allocation unspecified)

32^*

Reported shading units (allocation unspecified)

960^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

254 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

38.40 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units (allocation unspecified)

48^*

Reported shader processors (allocation unspecified)

960^*

Reported video memory (allocation unspecified)

2^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 4 · 2 fields

G3D Mark

2,534^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 6850 X2^*

Specifications 5 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
GPU Chip: Barts^*
Released: Sep 19th, 2011^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 800^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,050^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 960 / 48 / 32^*

Specifications 6 · 51 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256 bit x2^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Barts^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 1,700 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 255^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Sep 19th, 2011^*
Graphics Card Generation: Northern Islands (HD 6800)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Southern Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 800^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1050 MHz 4.2 Gbps effective^*
Reported video memory (allocation unspecified): 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 256^* bit
Reported memory bandwidth (allocation unspecified): 134.4^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 48^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Barts x2^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 25.60 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 38.40 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 254^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.3a 1x DisplayPort 1.1^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.2 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.4^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.2^*
source file: amd2011.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Evergreen^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Barts PRO (215-0798006)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 6.7M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 105 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 48 x2^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: HFCBGA-1737^*
Top ROPS: 32 x2^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.0^*
Top CORES: 960 x2^*
Render Config Shading Units: 960^*
Render Config Compute Units: 12^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2 GB x2^*
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1.536^* TFLOPS
Render Config L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 5 fields

Device

AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 6850 X2^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

3,977^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

3,977^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 8 · 7 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 6850 X2^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 6850 X2^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

2,534^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

373^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

3,977^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,017^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 9 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR6^*
gpuChip: Barts^*
gpuChip: TU117^*
productName: Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
productName: Radeon HD 6850 X2^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
memSize: 2^*
memSize: 2^*
Reported memory bus (allocation unspecified): 256^*
gpuClock: 1,065^*
gpuClock: 800^*
memClock: 1,050^*
memClock: 1,500^*
unifiedShader: 1,024^*
unifiedShader: 960^*
tmu: 48^*
tmu: 64^*

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