AMD Radeon RX 6850M — Benchmarks & Specs
Short answer: the AMD Radeon RX 6850M generates 33.0 tokens/sec on qwen3:30b under lmstudio in a single cited run, per LocalLLaMA; there are too few comparable runs on file for a median.
Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 6850M?
At 1440p Ultra, the Radeon RX 6850M averages 86 fps in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022), per Notebookcheck. For local LLM inference it generates 33.0 tokens/sec running qwen3:30b under lmstudio, per LocalLLaMA. In 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score it scores 33,901 points, per Notebookcheck.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Radeon RX 6850M is a graphics card from the RDNA 2 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 1 community AI inference report, 62 game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from Notebookcheck, technical.city, Glitched, Laptop Mag, LocalLLaMA, T3, PassMark, Shane the Gamer, TechRadar, Tom's Hardware; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 6850M, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (reported FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Witcher 3 | 1080p | High | 198 fps | — | technical.city 2026-08-21 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1080p | Ultra | 154 fps | — | Glitched 2022-03-22 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Medium | 136 fps | — | technical.city 2026-08-21 | |
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | 1080p | Ultra | 129 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2026-06-11 | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 1080p | Ultra | 129 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-09-15 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1080p | Ultra | 123 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-09-15 | |
| The Witcher 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 122 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2023-01-16 | |
| Doom Eternal | 4K | Ultra Nightmare | 120 fps | — | T3 2023-03-20 | |
| Metro Exodus | 1080p | High | 116 fps | — | technical.city 2026-08-21 | |
| Dota 2 | 1080p | High | 113 fps | — | technical.city 2026-08-21 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1080p | Ultra | 112 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-09-15 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1080p | Ultra | 112 fps | — | Laptop Mag 2022-07-20 | |
| Borderlands 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 112 fps | — | Laptop Mag 2022-07-20 | |
| Dirt 5 | 1080p | Ultra | 110 fps | — | Tom's Hardware 2022-07 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) | 1440p | Ultra | 86 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2023-01-16 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3:30b | — lmstudio | 33.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-02-05 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score | 33,901 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-08-21 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 27,931 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-08-21 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 17,363 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-07-12 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 12,274 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,020 points | Glitched 2022-03-22 | |
| 3DMark Time Spyalienware m17 r5 amd review | 11,993 points | T3 2023-03-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics | 11,837 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25Same result reported by Technical.city | |
| 3DMark Time Spyalienware m17 r5 amd advantage review | 11,788 points | TechRadar 2022-07 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,650 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-11 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 4,159 points | Shane the Gamer 2022-06-24 |
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