GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6850 X2
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 254 Watt
6.51

RTX 2070 Super outperforms HD 6850 X2 by a whopping 619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking57975
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.74
Power efficiency1.7815.10
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBartsTU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2011 (13 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 ×22560
Core clock speed800 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)254 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40 ×2283.2
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS ×29.062 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×264
TMUs48 ×2160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB ×28 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s ×2448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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 6.51
RTX 2070 Super 46.82
+619%

  • Passmark

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
RTX 2070 Super 18216
+619%

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:

Full HD18−20
−656%
136
+656%
1440p10−12
−700%
80
+700%
4K7−8
−657%
53
+657%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.67
1440pno data6.24
4Kno data9.42

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 195
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195
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Counter-Strike 2 117
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117
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Cyberpunk 2077 94
+0%
94
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Atomic Heart 147
+0%
147
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Battlefield 5 118
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118
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Counter-Strike 2 96
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96
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Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 218
+0%
218
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 186
+0%
186
+0%
Valorant 279
+0%
279
+0%
Atomic Heart 86
+0%
86
+0%
Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 84
+0%
84
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Dota 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Fortnite 193
+0%
193
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 172
+0%
172
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 165
+0%
165
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%
Valorant 270
+0%
270
+0%
Battlefield 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 154
+0%
154
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+0%
100
+0%
Valorant 194
+0%
194
+0%
Fortnite 168
+0%
168
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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30−35
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+0%
95
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
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170−180
+0%
Valorant 263
+0%
263
+0%
Battlefield 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 117
+0%
117
+0%
Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 93
+0%
93
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%
Valorant 258
+0%
258
+0%
Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 66
+0%
66
+0%
Fortnite 58
+0%
58
+0%

This is how HD 6850 X2 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 656% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 700% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 657% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.51 46.82
Recency 19 September 2011 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 215 Watt

RTX 2070 Super has a 619.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 18.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 X2 in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
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