GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
249%
249%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
40%
40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 is approximately 209% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF110 x2 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 512 x2 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 x2 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB x2 | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit x2 | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF110 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF110-351-A1 | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.8M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 24th, 2011 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 500 | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 36 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 608 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1215 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 854 MHz3.4 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 164.0 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 512 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 12 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 19.46 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 38.91 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,244.2 GFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 279 mm11 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 365 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1020 SKU 5 | 109-C22301-00B |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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