GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6850
90%
90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
111%
111%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti is approximately 21% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Barts | GK106S |
| CoresDifferent | 960 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Barts | GK106S |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Barts PRO(215-0798006) | GK106-220-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,700 million | 2,540 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.7M / mm² | 11.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 255 mm² | 221 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | HFCBGA-1737 | BGA-908 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 21st, 2010 | Oct 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6800) | GeForce 600 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 500 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 179 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 105 in our database | 62 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 775 MHz | 928 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1350 MHz5.4 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 86.40 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 960 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 12 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| SMX CountDifferent | N/A | 4 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 24.80 GPixel/s | 14.85 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 37.20 GTexel/s | 59.39 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,488.0 GFLOPS | 1,425.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | N/A | 59.39 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 198 mm7.8 inches | 145 mm5.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 127 W | 110 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.4a |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C22301-00B | P2010 SKU 15 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.175 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 3.0 |
Comparison Summary
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