AMD Radeon HD 6850 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Barts | Lexa |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Barts PRO (215-0798006) | Lexa PRO GL |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 2,200 million |
| Die size | 255 mm² | 103 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 21st, 2010 | Jun 4th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | Radeon Pro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 179 USD | 149 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Reviews | 105 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | — |
| Successor | Southern Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 775 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1219 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 48.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 960 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 12 | 8 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 24.80 GPixel/s | 19.50 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 37.20 GTexel/s | 39.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,488 GFLOPS | 1,248 GFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 1,248 GFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 78.02 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 127 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C223 | D091 |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
