GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 with GeForce GTX 950A, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850 X2
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 254 Watt
6.58

GTX 950A outperforms HD 6850 X2 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking568566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.786.06
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameBartsGM107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 September 2011 (13 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 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 cores960640
Core clock speed800 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)254 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4044.96
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.439 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4840

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s32.03 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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 X2 6.58
GTX 950A 6.63
+0.8%

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.

HD 6850 X2 2534
GTX 950A 2556
+0.9%

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 6.58 6.63
Recency 19 September 2011 13 March 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 950A has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 238.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and GeForce GTX 950A.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 950A is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
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