GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon HD 6850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 127 Watt
5.10

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms HD 6850 by a whopping 416% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking625209
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.05no data
Power efficiency2.7524.05
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBartsGA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date21 October 2010 (14 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores9602560
Core clock speedno data735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)127 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate37.2082.80
Floating-point processing power1.488 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs4880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportAGPno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s192.0 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, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
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.

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.6

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. 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.

HD 6850 5.10
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.32
+416%

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 1964
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10140
+416%

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.

HD 6850 2460
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+443%

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 HD14−16
−436%
75
+436%
1440p8−9
−425%
42
+425%
4K4−5
−525%
25
+525%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.79no data
1440p22.38no data
4K44.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+0%
35
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 77
+0%
77
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105
+0%
105
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
+0%
92
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90
+0%
90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+0%
61
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 139
+0%
139
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 20
+0%
20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+0%
34
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+0%
10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how HD 6850 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 436% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 425% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 525% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.10 26.32
Recency 21 October 2010 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 416.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 69.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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