GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon HD 6850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850M with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5090 outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 4802% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 891 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 57 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.80 |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | 11.93 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Granville | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 176 |
| TMUs | 40 | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 1.79 TB/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 HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−4650%
| 950−1000
+4650%
|
| Full HD | 26
−681%
| 203
+681%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−6100%
| 186
+6100%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−4833%
| 148
+4833%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 9.85 |
| 1440p | no data | 10.75 |
| 4K | no data | 13.51 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−4920%
|
250−260
+4920%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−2563%
|
210−220
+2563%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5900%
|
240−250
+5900%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−4920%
|
250−260
+4920%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−3840%
|
190−200
+3840%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−2563%
|
210−220
+2563%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5900%
|
240−250
+5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−10750%
|
210−220
+10750%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−3675%
|
300−350
+3675%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−3340%
|
300−350
+3340%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−12400%
|
250−260
+12400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1509%
|
170−180
+1509%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−1644%
|
650−700
+1644%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−4920%
|
250−260
+4920%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−3840%
|
190−200
+3840%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−2563%
|
210−220
+2563%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−613%
|
270−280
+613%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5900%
|
240−250
+5900%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−4662%
|
1000−1050
+4662%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−10750%
|
210−220
+10750%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−3675%
|
300−350
+3675%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−3340%
|
300−350
+3340%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−12400%
|
250−260
+12400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−4250%
|
170−180
+4250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−2200%
|
69
+2200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1509%
|
170−180
+1509%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−6129%
|
400−450
+6129%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−1644%
|
650−700
+1644%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−3840%
|
190−200
+3840%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−2425%
|
202
+2425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5900%
|
240−250
+5900%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−4662%
|
1000−1050
+4662%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−10750%
|
210−220
+10750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−3340%
|
300−350
+3340%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−4650%
|
95−100
+4650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1509%
|
170−180
+1509%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−4900%
|
350
+4900%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−1644%
|
650−700
+1644%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−3675%
|
300−350
+3675%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−9050%
|
183
+9050%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−3869%
|
500−550
+3869%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 160−170 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1150%
|
170−180
+1150%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−3364%
|
450−500
+3364%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−15500%
|
150−160
+15500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−6800%
|
200−210
+6800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−7550%
|
300−350
+7550%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−10600%
|
321
+10600%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−4933%
|
150−160
+4933%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−6300%
|
128
+6300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1147%
|
180−190
+1147%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−3220%
|
300−350
+3220%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 75−80 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−4650%
|
190−200
+4650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−8400%
|
170−180
+8400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 300−350 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−3100%
|
95−100
+3100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−2533%
|
75−80
+2533%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 202
+0%
|
202
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 378
+0%
|
378
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
This is how HD 6850M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 4650% faster in 900p
- RTX 5090 is 681% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 6100% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 4833% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 15500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is ahead in 51 test (88%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (12%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.04 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 30 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 575 Watt |
HD 6850M has 1050% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 4802% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.
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