GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 560M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 560M SLI or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 560M SLI
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 560M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6850M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
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
16−18
2−3
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
20−22
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
55−60
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 350% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
low / 768p
210−220
120−130
medium / 768p
180−190
95−100
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
QHD / 1440p
55−60
−
4K / 2160p
30−35
10−11
high / 768p
140−150
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
95−100
45−50
ultra / 1080p
65−70
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
12−14
medium / 1080p
21−24
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 320% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
2−3
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
27−30
4−5
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
18−20
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 290% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
45−50
medium / 768p
80−85
−
high / 1080p
30−35
5−6
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 155% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
10−11
1−2
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
5−6
medium / 1080p
14−16
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Metro Exodus is 533% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
60−65
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
10−12
medium / 768p
35−40
8−9
high / 1080p
20−22
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−12
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 416% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in World of Tanks is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560M SLI
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
N12E-GS
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
6 January 2011
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
775 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
large
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