Quadro K5200 vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between Quadro K5200 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 Quadro K5200 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

  Quadro K5200 Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Quadro K5200 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5200 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Quadro K5200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5200 is 69 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK110B Barts
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 21 October 2010
Pipelines 2304 960
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz
Transistor count 7,080 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 148.0 37.20
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
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