Radeon HD 6850 vs GeForce GTX 285

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 6850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 204 Watt
3.93

HD 6850 outperforms GTX 285 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking700625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.311.05
Power efficiency1.322.75
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGT200BBarts
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date23 December 2008 (16 years ago)21 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6850 has 239% better value for money than GTX 285.

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 cores240960
Core clock speed648 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt127 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.8437.20
Floating-point processing power0.7085 TFLOPS1.488 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8048

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).

Bus supportno dataAGP
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm198 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 GB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s128.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 285 3.93
HD 6850 5.10
+29.8%

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.

GTX 285 1513
HD 6850 1964
+29.8%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 5.10
Recency 23 December 2008 21 October 2010
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 127 Watt

HD 6850 has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 60.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.


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