GeForce GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 6850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6850, 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 580 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)
244 Watt
127 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin and One 8-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 580 has 92% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 580 has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 188 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
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
21−24
9−10
ultra / 1080p
14−16
5−6
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
35−40
16−18
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
75−80
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Battlefield 5 is 123% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
240−250
160−170
medium / 768p
210−220
130−140
ultra / 1080p
130−140
70−75
QHD / 1440p
100−110
40−45
4K / 2160p
55−60
30−33
high / 768p
180−190
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
110−120
70−75
ultra / 1080p
85−90
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
27−30
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
9−10
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
35−40
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
low / 720p
130−140
75−80
medium / 1080p
80−85
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Fortnite is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
40−45
16−18
ultra / 1080p
30−33
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
75−80
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
110−120
65−70
medium / 768p
100−110
55−60
high / 1080p
45−50
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Grand Theft Auto V is 86% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
QHD / 1440p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
45−50
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
85−90
35−40
medium / 768p
50−55
21−24
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 129% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
45−50
24−27
high / 768p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6850
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 2
Code name
GF110
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
9 November 2010
21 October 2010
Pipelines
512
960
Core clock speed
1544 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
49.4 billion/sec
37.20
Floating-point performance
1,581.1 gflops
1,488.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
198 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth
192.4 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
512
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
AGP
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
142 Mh/s
139 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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