GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
541%
541%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
20%
20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is approximately 521% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GP104 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 1920 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 120 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GP104 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GP104-200-A1 | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Pascal | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 7,200 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 22.9M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 314 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2150 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 10th, 2016 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 10 | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 379 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 125 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1506 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1683 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2002 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 775 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.3 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1920 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 120 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 15 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 12 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 107.7 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 202.0 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 101.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 6.463 TFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 202.0 GFLOPS (1:32) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 112 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 150 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG411 SKU 20 | 109-C22301-00B |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 6.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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