Radeon HD 6850 1440SP Edition vs Quadro M520
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 697 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.17 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (9 years ago) | 21 August 2012 (13 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 1041 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 151 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.66 | 52.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7995 TFLOPS | 2.088 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 72 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 144 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 21 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 151 Watt |
Quadro M520 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 504% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M520 and Radeon HD 6850 1440SP Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6850 1440SP Edition is a desktop one.
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