Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 7850M

In this comparison between Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 7850M 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 Quadro 6000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 7850M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro 6000 has 410% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Quadro 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 101 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 1012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 6−7
ultra / 1080p 8−9 3−4
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 112% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Heathrow Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 December 2010 24 April 2012
Pipelines 448 640
Core clock speed 574 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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