The Radeon HD 6850 was dramatically faster than the 5770 despite costing only about $30 more; the Radeon HD 6870, meanwhile, managed to run a few frames per second faster than the more expensive 5850.

We see how the Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850 stack up against the competition.

Don’t be fooled by the Radeon HD 6850’s position on the 6800-series totem pole. It may occupy the lower end of the current pairing, but this card is more than a match for the GPU it ostensibly ...

ASUS Radeon HD 6870 OC 1Gb… Following our recent article on AMD's two new cards, we though it would be nice to give you some information on pricing and availability from some of the UK e-tailors.

HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card in Crossfire Having checked out both the new HD 6850 and HD 6870 cards separately, it's now time to turn our attention to other areas of interest with the new models.

Performance wise, Radeon HD 6870 is somewhere between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5850, whereas Radeon HD 6850 is slower than Radeon HD 5850. Barts cards are mid-range cards that cover the $150 ...

The GeForce GTX 460 saved Nvidia's hind last year when it hit the market at $200 (currently $150 for the 768MB version) beating the existing Radeon HD 5830, while simultaneously threatening the ...

Benchmarks: AvP, Bad Company 2. The HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X averaged 35fps at 1920x1200 in Aliens vs. Predator, making it 9% faster than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti and 19% slower than the ...

The Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850 drop in at $239 and $179 MSRP, respectively. Pricing like this puts these cards well within reach for many-a-gamer. Let's take a closer look at what makes ...

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card Joining the launch of the HD 6870 today is its little brother in the HD 6850. Let's take a ride in Sapphire style and see if it can impress.

- Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 (1024MB) - HIS Radeon HD 5970 (2048MB) - HIS Radeon HD 5870 (1024MB) Software - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - Nvidia Forceware 270.51 - AMD Catalyst 11.3.