GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX 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 8800 GTX stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 8800 GTX

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

	GeForce 8800 GTX	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 63% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 8800 GTX has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 224 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	1−2	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 8800 GTX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	60−65	190−200
medium / 768p	27−30	160−170
ultra / 1080p	7−8	85−90
QHD / 1440p	−	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 410% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 8800 GTX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	10−11	85−90
ultra / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 231% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	85−90
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 295% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
low / 768p	18−20	75−80
medium / 768p	−	65−70
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	8−9	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	0−1	45−50
medium / 768p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
high / 768p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 176% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 8800 GTX	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Tesla	TeraScale 2
Code name	G80	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2006	19 September 2011
Pipelines	128	960
Core clock speed	576 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	681 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	36.8 billion/sec	38.40
Floating-point performance	345.6 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length	270 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	575
SLI options	+

GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

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