AMD Radeon HD 6850 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

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Combined performance score

GT 1030
6.39
+25.5%

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 6850 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking538584
Place by popularity20not in top-100
Value for money2.730.52
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN17P-G1Barts
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date17 May 2017 (6 years old)21 October 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $179
Current price$137 (1.7x MSRP)$177 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 1030 has 425% better value for money than HD 6850.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384960
Core clock speed1228 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1670 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt127 Watt
Texture fill rate35.2337.20
Floating-point performance1,127 gflops1,488.0 gflops

Size and 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 x4PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm198 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

Memory

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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s128.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data1
HDMI++
DisplayPort supportno data-
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131no data
Mantleno data-
CUDA6.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 1030 6.39
+25.5%
HD 6850 5.09

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 6850 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 1030 2475
+25.4%
HD 6850 1973

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 6850 by 25% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 1030 3625
+47.3%
HD 6850 2460

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 6850 by 47% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
1440p21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
4K9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
+50%
10−11
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 31
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Hitman 3 22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+30%
10−11
−30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Hitman 3 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how GT 1030 and HD 6850 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GT 1030 is 38.9% faster than HD 6850

1440p resolution:

  • GT 1030 is 31.3% faster than HD 6850

4K resolution:

  • GT 1030 is 28.6% faster than HD 6850

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.39 5.09
Recency 17 May 2017 21 October 2010
Cost $79 $179
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 127 Watt

The GeForce GT 1030 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.


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