The Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU Edition was released on 01 Oct 2010
AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU Edition
GPU
Architecture
Terascale 2 Barts Pro
Process
40nm
TMUs
48
Texture Rate
38 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
25 GPixel/s
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 11
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.1
Resolution (WxH)
2560 x 1600
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
1024MB
Memory Speed
1000MHz
Memory Bus
256bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
128GB/sec
L2 Cache
512
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
790 MHz
Power
Max Power
None
PSU
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1680 x 1050
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
Approved
Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU Edition Game Requirement Analysis
Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU Edition is a special edition of the Radeon HD 6850. See the page of the standard edition for more information about it.
The new features include an increase in the core-clock that went from 775MHz to 790MHz and a new cooling system called DirectCU with copper heatpipes in direct contact with the GPU for rapid heat dissipation. 20% cooler and quiet performance in idle, according to Asus.
The performance increase is very slightly and about 1% according to benchmarks, when compared to the reference card.