GRID K160Q vs Radeon HD 6850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 6850M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 6850M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K160Q has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • GRID K160Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 6850M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K160Q is 275 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • GRID K160Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K160Q is 982 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 12−14
medium / 1080p 1−2 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Granville Pro/LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 850 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 27.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size large
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