GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 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 GTX 560 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 560 has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 190 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% 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	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	160−170
medium / 768p	170−180	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	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 GTX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% 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 GTX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	70−75
ultra / 1080p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	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 GTX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	75−80
medium / 1080p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	8−9	4−5
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	80−85	65−70
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Minecraft is 10% 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 GTX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	14−16	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 GTX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	50−55	35−40
medium / 768p	30−35	21−24
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−35	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF114	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2011	21 October 2010
Pipelines	336	960
Core clock speed	810 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	45.36	37.20
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	AGP
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
3D Blu-Ray	+
3D Gaming	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	80 Mh/s	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6850

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