GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 and GeForce GTX 650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6850 X2
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 254 Watt
5.67
+44.6%

HD 6850 X2 outperforms GTX 650 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking580668
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.19
Power efficiency1.784.80
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBartsGK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2011 (13 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores960 ×2384
Core clock speed800 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)254 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40 ×233.86
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS ×20.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×216
TMUs48 ×232

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 dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data147 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 amount2 GB ×22 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed1050 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s ×280.0 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 DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.3
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

HD 6850 X2 5.67
+44.6%
GTX 650 3.92

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.

HD 6850 X2 2534
+44.7%
GTX 650 1751

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 5.67 3.92
Recency 19 September 2011 6 September 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 64 Watt

HD 6850 X2 has a 44.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 296.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6850 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

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