Asus Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Price.
Performance.
Aftermarket Cooling.

Cons:

Slightly pricier than stock cards.
Only a single DisplayPort connector.

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Last revision on March 13, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Price
Performance
Aftermarket Cooling
Not Power Hungry
OC Voltage adjustments
Great Benchmark Numbers
Improvement in performance per Watt
Native fullsize HDMI output
GDDR5 memory
HDMI 1.4 & DisplayPort

Reviewers Didn't Like

Slightly pricier than stock cards
Only a single DisplayPort connector
Factory overclock is virtually unnoticeable
High Bluray power consumption
Lack of 3way and 4way CrossFire support
Overclock out of the box very small
CCC Overdrive limits might be too low
DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time
No support for CUDA / PhysX

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus EAH6850 can be found in stores for as little as Rs. 12,500. While this is still a bit higher than a stock GTX 460 1GB, it does perform better as well. MSI's HD 6850 can be found for a bit cheaper at 11K, so if you are on a very tight...

By TechTree on February 23, 2011

Once upon a time, factory-overclocked graphics cards with custom coolers shipped a few months after the reference cards were out. So, you’d typically end up with a pricier, slightly faster graphics card to replace the one you might already...

By Maximum PC on January 07, 2011

100

The EAH6850 is great value considering it is pre-overclocked and thus manages very strong gaming performance figures....

By ITP.net on January 04, 2011

All in all this is a great board, and at this price point is a no...

By Kitguru.net on November 30, 2010

As we worked our way through this review, one thing was apparent the entire time: the mainstream videocard market is currently in the middle of a tight race to the finish line. The results of the ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU when compared to the ASUS ENGTX...

By Bjorn3D on November 29, 2010

The AMD Radeon 6850 is here and how! This new mid-range card may not seem like a replacement of the Radeon 5850, but it consumes less power and is priced lower, so we are not complaining. In addition, Asus has customized the design of their card with...

By PCWorld India on November 16, 2010

The ASUS Radeon HD 6850 shatters the DirectX 11 affordability barrier being priced at a mere $179. Never before has high-resolution full-detail gaming be available for so little money. Thanks to AMD's aggressive pricing, NVIDIA has also announced...

By techPowerUp! on October 21, 2010

With the EAH6850 DirectCU, Asus is offering an excellent Radeon HD 6850, well cooled, quiet and well finished. It will therefore be a viable replacement for the reference model which can’t be found in...

By BeHardware on April 13, 2011

The EAH 6850 is not the fastest card in the world nor is it the most powerful, it is however a lot of card for the price. The stock OC and the cooling make it a rock solid gaming powerhouse for under $250. It is not sucking huge amounts of power and...

By OverclockersQH on April 11, 2011

Overall the EAH6870 is another excellent card from Asus and proof once again that AMD is capable of taking on NVIDIA in terms of both performance and value. If you are looking to spend £200 this Christmas on a new video card, this is unquestionably...

By itreviews.com on December 09, 2010

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