GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 560 SE 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 560 SE Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 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 SE 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 SE and Radeon HD 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is 12 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GF114 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2012 21 October 2010
Pipelines 288 960
Core clock speed 736 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 37.20
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 210 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
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