Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 6850

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

Quadro CX

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Main Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Quadro CX has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Quadro CX is 69 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	21−24
medium / 1080p	2−3	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 228% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	110−120	160−170
medium / 768p	85−90	130−140
ultra / 1080p	35−40	70−75
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	10−11	30−33
high / 768p	60−65	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	70−75
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 52% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	2−3	10−12
ultra / 1080p	2−3	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	10−11	24−27
medium / 1080p	3−4	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	−
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 105% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	3−4	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	40−45	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	3−4	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 93% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	1−2	6−7
ultra / 1080p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	3−4	18−20
medium / 1080p	2−3	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 450% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 41% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	4−5	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 225% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	8−9	35−40
medium / 768p	7−8	21−24
high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	50−55
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
high / 768p	30−33	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GT200B	Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	21 October 2010
Pipelines	192	960
Core clock speed	602 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	37.20
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length	267 mm	198 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	1.3
Bus support		AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 6850

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