GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 6850 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
254 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
300 Watt
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 238% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 490 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 2808 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
2−3
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
4−5
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Battlefield 5 is 169% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
220−230
160−170
ultra / 1080p
180−190
85−90
QHD / 1440p
110−120
45−50
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
5−6
low / 720p
80−85
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Far Cry 5 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
85−90
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Fortnite is 128% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
30−35
7−8
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
140−150
75−80
medium / 768p
120−130
65−70
high / 1080p
70−75
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−11
QHD / 1440p
21−24
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Grand Theft Auto V is 119% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
8−9
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
27−30
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
9−10
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture
Pascal
TeraScale 2
Code name
N17P-G1
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Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
25 October 2016
19 September 2011
Pipelines
640
960
Core clock speed
1290 MHz
800 MHz
Boost Clock
1392 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
58.20
38.40
Floating-point performance
1,862 gflops
2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length
5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7008 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support
+
HDCP
2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
279 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
143.76 Sol/s
Width
2-slot
GameStream
+
GPU Boost
3.0
SLI
-
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