GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 6850 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 850M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 850M 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 GTX 850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850M Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 464% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
  • GeForce GTX 850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 850M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 12−14
ultra / 1080p 8−9 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 2−3
low / 720p 27−30 27−30
medium / 1080p 16−18 16−18
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850M Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name N15P-GT Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 19 September 2011
Pipelines 640 960
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.08 38.40
Floating-point performance 1,155 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3 or 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 +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
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