GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon HD 6870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 6870, 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 850M stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.
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 6870
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 235% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
GeForce GTX 850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 850M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
GeForce GTX 850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
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
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
180−190
medium / 768p
160−170
140−150
ultra / 1080p
85−90
75−80
QHD / 1440p
50−55
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
120−130
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
85−90
75−80
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
70−75
60−65
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−12
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
8−9
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Metro Exodus is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−105
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
20−22
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
45−50
40−45
medium / 768p
30−33
24−27
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
high / 768p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 850M
Radeon HD 6870
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
N15P-GT
RV940 Barts
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2014
22 October 2010
Pipelines
640
1120
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
36.08
50.40
Floating-point performance
1,155 gflops
2,016.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
153 Mh/s
213 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
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
1.8 Mh/s
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