R7 370 vs HD 6850?

[Charlie27364]

I currently have a 1GB Windforce HD 6850 but the 1GB of Vram gets maxed out in Rust so I only get 10-15 frames. I know this because in GPU-Z it shows the actual utilization of the GPU core is only 50%.

 

I saw this 2GB R9 370 on Amazon (brand new, fulfilled by Amazon) for only $119. This is an amazing price noticing most R7 370s are at around $159 - $169 for the 3GB ones. I have two questions:

 

1. Will the 2GB of Vram be enough for Rust and games until 2019?

 

2. How much of a performance boost (Actual GPU Core and Vram MHz increase) will the R7 370 give me over the HD 6850?

 

Thanks for reading, I tried researching for a bit but nobody talks about the HD 6000s line and I couldn't find any reliable information comparing the HD 6850 and the R7 370.

[Darel321]

all I know when Im gonna buy its gonna have at least 4 gb of ram... 2 is kinda enough for now.. but... no... save some money and get like r9 380 4GB

[Curufinwe_wins]

5 minutes ago, Charlie27364 said:

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370 is a small improved variant of the 7850 so compare those two.

 

You get a lot more value for your money going up to the 380 though. But if you can, I recommend waiting a month or so because Pascal just launched from Nvidia and AMD is launching Polaris then.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/539?vs=549