Radeon R5 M315 vs HD 6850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850M and Radeon R5 M315, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6850M outperforms R5 M315 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 953 | 1106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.91 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Granville | Meso |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 800 | 384 |
| Compute units | no data | 5 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 23.28 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | 0.745 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| HD3D | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| DualGraphics | - | + |
| ZeroCore | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| Mantle | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 20
+66.7%
| 12−14
−66.7%
|
| Full HD | 26
+62.5%
| 16−18
−62.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+39.3%
|
27−30
−39.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how HD 6850M and R5 M315 compete in popular games:
- HD 6850M is 67% faster in 900p
- HD 6850M is 63% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6850M is 550% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6850M performs better in 42 tests (98%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.89 | 1.18 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
HD 6850M has a 60% higher aggregate performance score.
R5 M315, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6850M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.
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