Radeon HD 6850M vs GeForce 820A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 820A and Radeon HD 6850M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 820A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.32

HD 6850M outperforms 820A by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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HD 6850M HD 6850M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1053946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.792.87
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF117Granville
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 March 2014 (11 years ago)4 January 2011 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96800
Core clock speed775 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate12.4027.00
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS1.08 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1640
L1 Cache128 KB80 KB
L2 Cache128 KB256 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p14−16
−42.9%
20
+42.9%
Full HD18−20
−44.4%
26
+44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GeForce 820A and HD 6850M compete in popular games:

  • HD 6850M is 43% faster in 900p
  • HD 6850M is 44% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 52 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.32 1.86
Recency 17 March 2014 4 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce 820A has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

HD 6850M, on the other hand, has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 6850M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820A in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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