GeForce GT 755M vs Radeon HD 6850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 755M and Radeon HD 6850. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 755M and Radeon HD 6850. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GT 755M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 755M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 755M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 755M Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 154% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 755M.
  • GeForce GT 755M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 755M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • GeForce GT 755M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 755M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GT 755M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 9−10 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GT 755M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 755M Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14P- Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 25 June 2013 21 October 2010
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 37.20
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 AGP
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 27 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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