GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 6850M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850M with GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850M
2011
1 GB GDDR3, 50 Watt
1.95

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 1055% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking927277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.8213.56
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGranvilleGP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)26 December 2017 (7 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8001280
Core clock speed675 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate27.00136.7
Floating-point processing power1.08 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs1640
TMUs4080

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB5 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s160.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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:

900p20
−1050%
230−240
+1050%
Full HD26
−1054%
300−350
+1054%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Dead Island 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Dead Island 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Fortnite 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
Valorant 35−40
−1054%
450−500
+1054%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−1054%
450−500
+1054%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Dead Island 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Dota 2 21−24
−1043%
240−250
+1043%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Fortnite 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Valorant 35−40
−1054%
450−500
+1054%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Dead Island 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Dota 2 21−24
−1043%
240−250
+1043%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Valorant 35−40
−1054%
450−500
+1054%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Valorant 14−16
−1043%
160−170
+1043%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Dead Island 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

4K
High Preset

Dead Island 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1025%
180−190
+1025%
Valorant 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dead Island 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Dota 2 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

This is how HD 6850M and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 1050% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 1054% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 22.52
Recency 4 January 2011 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt

HD 6850M has 140% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 1054.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.

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