RTX A2000 vs Radeon HD 6850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 with RTX A2000, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 127 Watt
5.09

RTX A2000 outperforms HD 6850 by a whopping 599% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking622137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.9685.52
Power efficiency2.7935.34
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBartsGA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date21 October 2010 (14 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 8808% better value for money than HD 6850.

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 cores9603328
Core clock speedno data562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)127 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate37.20124.8
Floating-point processing power1.488 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs48104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 supportAGPno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length198 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 5.09
RTX A2000 35.59
+599%

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 1965
RTX A2000 13731
+599%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 6850 2460
RTX A2000 14934
+507%

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:

Full HD12−14
−700%
96
+700%
1440p6−7
−633%
44
+633%
4K4−5
−675%
31
+675%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.924.68
1440p29.8310.20
4K44.7514.48

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.09 35.59
Recency 21 October 2010 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 70 Watt

RTX A2000 has a 599.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 81.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 is a desktop card while RTX A2000 is a 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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