GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 590 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
365 Watt
254 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
Two 8-pin
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 43% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 415 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 2493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
210−220
190−200
medium / 768p
190−200
160−170
ultra / 1080p
100−110
85−90
QHD / 1440p
60−65
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
85−90
ultra / 1080p
70−75
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
85−90
medium / 1080p
60−65
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Fortnite is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
7−8
low / 720p
60−65
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
80−85
65−70
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Grand Theft Auto V is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Metro Exodus is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
27−30
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 2
Code name
GF110
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
24 March 2011
19 September 2011
Pipelines
1024
960
Core clock speed
1215 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
77.7 billion/sec
38.40
Floating-point performance
2x 1,244.2 gflops
2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length
11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width
768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1707 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
327.7 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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107 Mh/s
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