GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 6850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6850, 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 GT 1030 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
127 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 323% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 1030 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 53 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
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
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
160−170
medium / 768p
160−170
130−140
ultra / 1080p
85−90
70−75
QHD / 1440p
50−55
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
85−90
70−75
ultra / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
75−80
medium / 1080p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Grand Theft Auto V is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Minecraft is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
45−50
35−40
medium / 768p
30−33
21−24
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
30−35
24−27
high / 768p
50−55
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in World of Tanks is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Radeon HD 6850
Architecture
Pascal
TeraScale 2
Code name
N17P-G1
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
17 May 2017
21 October 2010
Pipelines
384
960
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
Boost Clock
1670 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
35.23
37.20
Floating-point performance
1,127 gflops
1,488.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
198 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.11 kh/s
Bus support
AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
139 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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