The HD 6850 is one of AMD earliest cards of the current generation but it still provides excellent performance for its relatively low price. Granted, some releases like the GTX 560 have moved people’s focus away from this Barts-based graphics card but there are still plenty of reasons to gravitate towards AMD’s mid priced product. For almost the same price as the reference card, many board partners have now released updated versions which come with higher clock speeds or some wicked custom cooling solutions. Others cater to the budget-minded overclocking crowd by integrating upgraded components onto their PCBs and even offer the software necessary to push these cards to the next level. PowerColor isn’t a company that you’ve seen a lot of on our pages but their custom designs are instantly recognizable as both unique and well priced. What they’ve come up with this time is something which certain niches have been eagerly anticipating: a passively cooled HD 6850.