Radeon HD 6850 vs GeForce GTX 295
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 6850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6850 outperforms GTX 295 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 819 | 696 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 0.90 |
| Power efficiency | 0.78 | 2.81 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | Barts |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 8 January 2009 (17 years ago) | 21 October 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
HD 6850 has 592% better value for money than GTX 295.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 480 ×2 | 960 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 240 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 127 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 46.08 ×2 | 37.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5962 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.488 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 ×2 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 512 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).
| Bus support | no data | AGP |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 198 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB ×2 | 1 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 896 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 896 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 223.8 GB/s ×2 | 128.0 GB/s |
| Memory interface width per GPU | 448 Bit | no 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 Connectors | Two Dual Link DVIHDMI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.92 | 4.63 |
| Recency | 8 January 2009 | 21 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 127 Watt |
GTX 295 has a 75% higher maximum VRAM amount.
HD 6850, on the other hand, has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 38% more advanced lithography process, and 128% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.
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