Tesla P40 vs Radeon HD 6850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850M with Tesla P40, including specs and performance data.
Tesla P40 outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 1472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 887 | 174 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.59 |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | 8.81 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Granville | GP102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 13 September 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 1303 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1531 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 11,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 367.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | 11.76 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 40 | 240 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1808 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 347.1 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 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
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
−1400%
| 300−350
+1400%
|
| Full HD | 25
−1300%
| 350−400
+1300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 16.28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1429%
|
260−270
+1429%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1400%
|
150−160
+1400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−1471%
|
550−600
+1471%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1429%
|
260−270
+1429%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1400%
|
150−160
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−1400%
|
180−190
+1400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−1471%
|
550−600
+1471%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1429%
|
260−270
+1429%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1400%
|
150−160
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−1400%
|
180−190
+1400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−1471%
|
550−600
+1471%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−1400%
|
90−95
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
−1445%
|
170−180
+1445%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
This is how HD 6850M and Tesla P40 compete in popular games:
- Tesla P40 is 1400% faster in 900p
- Tesla P40 is 1300% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.01 | 31.60 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 13 September 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 250 Watt |
HD 6850M has 400% lower power consumption.
Tesla P40, on the other hand, has a 1472.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The Tesla P40 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 Tesla P40 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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