Radeon HD 6850M vs Quadro M4000M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M4000M with Radeon HD 6850M, including specs and performance data.
M4000M outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 701% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 338 | 895 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Granville |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 August 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 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 | 1,280 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1013 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 78.00 | 27.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.496 TFLOPS | 1.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 40 |
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 | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 25.6 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 | No outputs |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
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.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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 | 160−170
+700%
| 20
−700%
|
| Full HD | 70
+192%
| 24
−192%
|
| 4K | 20
+900%
| 2−3
−900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1188%
|
8−9
−1188%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+376%
|
16−18
−376%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+817%
|
6−7
−817%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+420%
|
10−11
−420%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1188%
|
8−9
−1188%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+376%
|
16−18
−376%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+817%
|
6−7
−817%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+420%
|
10−11
−420%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1188%
|
8−9
−1188%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+376%
|
16−18
−376%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+420%
|
10−11
−420%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+750%
|
10−11
−750%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 95−100
+791%
|
10−12
−791%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+420%
|
5−6
−420%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+710%
|
10−11
−710%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
This is how M4000M and HD 6850M compete in popular games:
- M4000M is 700% faster in 900p
- M4000M is 192% faster in 1080p
- M4000M is 900% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the M4000M is 5100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, M4000M surpassed HD 6850M in all 53 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.93 | 1.99 |
| Recency | 18 August 2015 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
M4000M has a 700.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6850M, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6850M is a mobile workstation 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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