Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 OC 1GB GDDR5 PCIe GV-R685OC-1GD

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Pros:

Silvertachaward.png, GTX 460 performance levels at lower cost, Lower power consumption than HD 5xxx and GTX 400 series, Idle mode now works even with overclocked profiles, Good price/performance ratio, Excellent quality and construction, Windforce c

Cons:

Tessellation performance still lags behind Fermi, Low overclocking headroom at stock voltage, No SW Voltage control support

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Last revision on November 16, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Silvertachaward.png, GTX 460 performance levels at lower cost, Lower power consumption than HD 5xxx and GTX 400 series, Idle mode now works even with overclocked profiles, Good price/performance ratio, Excellent quality and construction, Windforce c

Reviewers Didn't Like

Tessellation performance still lags behind Fermi, Low overclocking headroom at stock voltage, No SW Voltage control support

Expert reviews and ratings

If you're on a tight budget the GV-R6850OC-1GD is worthy of consideration thanks to its pre-overclocked core and memory....

By ITP.net on August 18, 2011

From a performance standpoint, the HD 6850 is a very decent GPU. It surpasses the HD 5830 which used to occupy this price point. In stock form, it competes well with GTX460 cards. Sometimes it performs better than the GTX 460, sometimes it stands...

By Benchmark Reviews on January 18, 2011

Whew, it has been a long time since we have last reviewed a video card. I am not even going to bother linking to our last article on graphics to give you an exact time gap between this review and the last. With the past now behind us, I am very proud...

By APH Networks on January 21, 2011