GeForce 830A vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 6850 X2, 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 830A stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830A

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

	GeForce 830A	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 669% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
GeForce 830A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 830A is 282 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
GeForce 830A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 2400 MHz higher, than GeForce 830A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	45−50
medium / 1080p	6−7	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 222% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	120−130	190−200
medium / 768p	95−100	160−170
ultra / 1080p	40−45	85−90
QHD / 1440p	21−24	45−50
4K / 2160p	16−18	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 74% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
ultra / 1080p	21−24	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 69% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	10−12	30−35
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 325% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	10−11	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	85−90
medium / 1080p	10−12	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 137% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	5−6	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 177% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	−	65−70
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	2−3	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 105% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	2−3	8−9
ultra / 1080p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	4−5	24−27
medium / 1080p	3−4	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 400% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
high / 1080p	80−85	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 21% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 316% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	10−11	45−50
medium / 768p	8−9	27−30
high / 1080p	4−5	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 340% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 830A	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM108	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	19 September 2011
Pipelines	256	960
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	800 MHz
Boost Clock	1150 MHz
Transistor count		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	18.40	38.40
Floating-point performance	588.8 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0

GeForce 830A vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

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