GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6850
98%
98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
102%
102%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 is approximately 4% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Barts | GT200B |
| CoresDifferent | 960 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 48 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Barts | GT200B |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Barts PRO(215-0798006) | G200-350-B3 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,700 million | 1,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.7M / mm² | 3.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 255 mm² | 470 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | HFCBGA-1737 | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 21st, 2010 | Dec 23rd, 2008 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6800) | GeForce 200 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 9 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 179 USD | 359 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 105 in our database | 88 in our database |
| AvailabilityDifferent | N/A | Jan 15th, 2009 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 775 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1242 MHz2.5 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1476 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 159.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 960 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 48 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 12 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 30 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 24.80 GPixel/s | 20.74 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 37.20 GTexel/s | 51.84 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,488.0 GFLOPS | 708.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | N/A | 88.56 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 198 mm7.8 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 127 W | 204 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C22301-00B | P891 SKU 52, P892 SKU 52, P892 SKU 55 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
Comparison Summary
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