GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
1178%
1178%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
23%
23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is approximately 1155% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA106 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2560 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA106 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA106-150-KA-A1 | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 12,000 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 43.5M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 276 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2713 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 4th, 2022 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Jan 27th, 2022 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 249 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 49 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1552 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1777 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz14 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 775 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 224.0 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2560 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 80 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 12 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 56.86 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 142.2 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 9.098 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 9.098 TFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 142.2 GFLOPS (1:64) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 242 mm9.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 112 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 130 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG190 SKU 70 | 109-C22301-00B |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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