Radeon HD 6850 vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon HD 6850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.65
+109%

GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms HD 6850 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
HD 6850 HD 6850

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking426623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.220.96
Power efficiency3.132.95
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK110BBarts
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)21 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 27% better value for money than HD 6850.

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 cores2304960
Core clock speed863 MHzno data
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt127 Watt
Texture fill rate173.237.20
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS1.488 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs19248

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 supportno dataAGP
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm198 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s128.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.5-

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 10.65 5.10
Recency 10 September 2013 21 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 127 Watt

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has a 108.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6850, on the other hand, has 96.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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