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AMD Radeon HD 6850M

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6850M (or sometimes called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6850) is a high-end graphics card normally found in 15-inch or larger laptops. The GPU is based on the old ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and even uses the same chipset. Therefore, the performance and feature set of the mobile 6850 is similar to to mobile 5850, including the large potential difference in performance depending on the used VRAM technology (e.g., slow DDR3 vs. fast GDDR5). See our HD 5850 page for more information.

CodenameGranville Pro/LP
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines800 - unified
Core Speed575 / 675 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3, GDDR5
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1632     avg: 1644     median: 1644 (2%)     max: 1656 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1459     avg: 1470     median: 1469.5 (1%)     max: 1480 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 6147     avg: 6246     median: 6245.5 (2%)     max: 6344 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5052     avg: 5142     median: 5142 (3%)     max: 5232 Points
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
38862 Points (40%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 26767     avg: 26880     median: 26880 (14%)     max: 26993 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
16944 Points (19%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06
10123 points (13%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
9336 Points (12%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
14.9 fps (3%)
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
6.6 fps (4%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
4.9 fps (3%)
specvp11 sw-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
18.3 fps (14%)
specvp11 proe-05 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
2.1 fps (2%)
specvp11 maya-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
9.7 fps (7%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
23 fps (25%)
specvp11 ensight-04 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
15.2 fps (7%)
specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
5.9 fps (3%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.8 Points (86%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.8 Points (86%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 7005     avg: 7291     median: 7291 (5%)     max: 7577 points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 37.78     avg: 38.6     median: 38.6 (13%)     max: 39.32 fps
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
med. 1024x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
ultra 1920x1080
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
med. 1360x768
high 1600x900
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
high 1366x768
ultra 1920x1080
18.8 18.9 ~ 19 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
high 1360x768
59  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
33.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
41.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
34.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11110.860.5
Mafia 256.127.1
StarCraft 220.6
Metro 203334.519.5
Battlefield: Bad Company 274.839.719
Risen47.323.2
Resident Evil 55933.5
Crysis - GPU Benchmark41.511
Crysis - CPU Benchmark34.7410
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps


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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 6850M graphics card

 

Review Acer Aspire Ethos 8950G Notebook

Multimedia giant with weak display. Acer refreshes its elegant Ethos range with Intel's speedy Sandy Bridge processors. The Aspire 8950G is lavishly equipped wi...
Intel Core i7-2630QM | AMD Radeon HD 6850M | 18.40" | 3.9 kg
 

Review Acer Aspire 7750G Notebook

Mobile gaming. Mobile gaming. Performance like a DTR, yet battery life like a subnotebook. Sandy Bridge bans the waste of energy, calculates for eight machines ...
Intel Core i7-2630QM | AMD Radeon HD 6850M | 17.30" | 3.2 kg

Acer Aspire 7750G-2434G62Mnkk: Intel Core i5-2430M, 17.30", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7750G-2434G62Mnkk

HP Envy 17-2280NR: Intel Core i7-2670QM, 17.30", 3.5 kg
  External Review » HP Envy 17-2280NR

Acer Aspire 5950G-2638G50Mnss: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5950G-2638G50Mnss

HP Envy 17-2000ee: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » HP Envy 17-2000ee

HP Envy 17-2000ef: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » HP Envy 17-2000ef

Acer Aspire 7750G-2418G87Mnkk: Intel Core i5-2410M, 17.30", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7750G-2418G87Mnkk

Acer Aspire 7750G-2638G87Bnkk: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7750G-2638G87Bnkk

HP Envy 17-2001eg: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » HP Envy 17-2001eg

Acer Aspire 8950G-9839: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 18.40", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 8950G-9839

HP Envy 17-2070nr: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.5 kg
  External Review » HP Envy 17-2070nr

Acer Aspire 5950G-2631675Wnss: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5950G-2631675Wnss

Acer Aspire 7750G-2634G50Bnkk: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7750G-2634G50Bnkk

Acer Aspire 8950G-263161.5TWnss: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 18.40", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 8950G-263161.5TWnss

Acer Aspire 5950G-2638G75Wiss: Intel Core i7-2630QM, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5950G-2638G75Wiss

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Class 1

Class 2

Radeon PRO W6600M *

Class 3

Arc Graphics 3-core (Arrow Lake) *
Arc Graphics 2-core (Arrow Lake) *
UHD Graphics 32EUs
UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter