Testseek.com have collected 123 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe.
October 2010
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The editors liked
Fast
Decent cooler
Overclocks well
Price
Loaded with ports
Excellent price-to-performance ratio
Great power efficiency
Terrific performance for the price. Improved technologies and video quality compared with previous-generation cards.
Great performance for the price
Stereoscopic-3D support with compatible monitors and HDTVs
Five ports makes connecting multiple monitors easier
Modest mainstream DX11 graphics performance
Barts GPU Introduces stereoscopic 3D functionality
Reduced heat output enables very quiet cooling fan
Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case
UVD3 Adds multiview CODEC for 3D Bluray playback
Improves DisplayPort to 1.2 with display chaining
Supports CrossFire functionality
The editors didn't like
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Fledgling 3D support
Not consistently more powerful than Nvidia's competing card. Only one dual-link DVI port.
Over 9 inches long
Blocks an adjacent slot
High power draw might necessitate power-supply upgrade
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Abstract: What's in a name? We see if ATI's latest graphics card is its best everRating: 4Average: 4 (1 vote) Like the Sith, graphics cards tend to come in twos with a more a mighty card and a lesser, cheaper alternative – the HD 6850 is the Darth Maul to Palpat...
DirectX 11 compatibility, Good gaming performance, Silent in 2D load, Reduced energy consumption, Eyefinity, HDMI 1.4, bitstream audio HD
3D stereo gaming: difficult to set up, Strange choice of name when you look at its performance
A card without any major faults, except for a poorly chosen, misleading name. For the rest (perforamnce, noise and energy management) it does very well. Do monitor pricing in comparison to the competition, to make sure you get the best buy....
Impressive Performance Per Watt, Tessellation Improvements, Runs Quiet, Lower Cost Than 5800 Series
No Performance Difference For 5800 Series Owners
If you came to this review hoping that the 6800 series was going to bring market dominating performance back to AMD, then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed.AMD made it clear to us that the 6800 series are a refresh of the 5800 series, and whil...
AMD has improved its CrossFireX scaling to match NVIDIA's. Two Radeon HD 6850s, coming in at £300, offer excellent performance with enviable power-draw characteristics. Cayman, over to you.The GoodNear-double performance from two cardsLow-ish power-dr...
Abstract: The AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB is aimed at the mainstream to enthusiast market and has a lot of improved features including 2nd generation DirectX11 and AMD Eyefinity.It has taken over from the 5750 and includes the rebranding that AMD have invested from drop...
AMD's Radeon 6850 may not lead the pack, but from a value standpoint, its price-to-performance ratio is tough to beat. And complementing its aggressive price tag is excellent gaming performance, which challenges even the impressive Radeon HD 5850. If ...
