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.
GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 1053% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 926 | 275 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.83 | 13.61 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Granville | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 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 cores | 800 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 40 |
| TMUs | 40 | 80 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 160.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| 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:
| 900p | 20
−1050%
| 230−240
+1050%
|
| Full HD | 26
−1015%
| 290−300
+1015%
|
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%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
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%
|
| 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
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
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
−926%
|
400−450
+926%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| 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
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1000%
|
55−60
+1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| 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
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
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
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1005%
|
210−220
+1005%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−1043%
|
160−170
+1043%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1025%
|
180−190
+1025%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−1000%
|
110−120
+1000%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| 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 1015% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.86 | 21.45 |
| 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 1053.2% 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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