Dec 30, 2011 #1 D DeanEH Weaksauce 2FA Joined Apr 23, 2008 Messages 112 Trying to decide between getting a 6790 or a 6850. What other than the stream processings units makes one better than the other? The 6790's are a little cheaper.
Trying to decide between getting a 6790 or a 6850. What other than the stream processings units makes one better than the other? The 6790's are a little cheaper.
Dec 30, 2011 #2 M maboblivion [H]ard|Gawd Joined Sep 12, 2011 Messages 1,586 http://www.hwcompare.com/9995/radeon-hd-6790-vs-radeon-hd-6850/ 6790 has a higher clock rate on the core but 6850 has 160 stream processor more. They both have 256-bits Memmory interface. So the 6850 will perform better.
http://www.hwcompare.com/9995/radeon-hd-6790-vs-radeon-hd-6850/ 6790 has a higher clock rate on the core but 6850 has 160 stream processor more. They both have 256-bits Memmory interface. So the 6850 will perform better.
Dec 30, 2011 #3 D DeanEH Weaksauce 2FA Joined Apr 23, 2008 Messages 112 Thanks I also noticed that the 6850 uses a little less power than the 6790.
Dec 30, 2011 #4 M maboblivion [H]ard|Gawd Joined Sep 12, 2011 Messages 1,586 6850 will perform better at higher rez and with AA than the 6790 ... no AA and low rez the 6790 comes close.
6850 will perform better at higher rez and with AA than the 6790 ... no AA and low rez the 6790 comes close.
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