# Radeon HD 6850

> AMD · TeraScale 2

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/radeon-hd-6850
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:28:04Z
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> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 24 Nov 2015. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: AMD (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Architecture: TeraScale 2 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Die: Barts (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Process: TSMC 40 nm (Verified · source vgamuseum.info · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:19 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Shader cores: 960 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Tensor cores: None
- RT cores: None
- Memory bus: 256-bit (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 1 GB (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 775 MHz (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 127 W (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Host interface: PCIe 2.0 x16 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC)
- Launch MSRP: $179 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Launch date: 21 Oct 2010 (Verified · source ir.amd.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Segment: Consumer (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 1002:6739 (Verified · source pci-ids.ucw.cz · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:23 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 24 Nov 2015 (Verified · source pcworld.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 128 GB/s (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 1.49 TFLOPS (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC)
- FP16 compute: Not supported
- BF16 compute: Not supported
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: Not supported

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units — Vendor, Architecture, Die, Shader cores, Memory bus, Max VRAM, Reference boost clock, Reference TDP, Host interface, Launch MSRP, Segment, Memory bandwidth, FP32 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC
- https://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/cpu/item/33-amd-radeon-hd-6850 — Process; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC
- https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/190 — Launch date; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC
- https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/1002 — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC
- https://www.pcworld.com/article/424561/so-long-radeon-5000-and-6000-amd-quietly-retires-all-pre-gcn-graphics-cards.html — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC