GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon HD 6850 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 950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 41% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is 191 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name GM206 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 August 2015 21 October 2010
Pipelines 768 960
Core clock speed 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 37.20
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 AGP
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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