Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Radeon HD6850 1GB vs MSI Radeon HD6870 1GB

Key differences

Graphics processor
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:Radeon HD6850
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolution
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequency
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:860 MHz
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:920 MHz
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:4400 MHz
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:4200 MHz
DisplayPorts quantity
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:1
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:2
Length
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:217 mm
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:245 mm
Depth
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:38 mm
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:35 mm
Height
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:120 mm
- Radeon HD6870 1GB:115 mm

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Comparison of Radeon HD6850 1GB, Radeon HD6870 1GB
28 specifications	A MSI Radeon HD6850 1GB View product	B MSI Radeon HD6870 1GB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6850	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	860 MHz	920 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4400 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	217 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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