GeForce 930MX vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 6850 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 6850 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 6850 X2

GeForce 930MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930MX is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 1394% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 930MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 152 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • GeForce 930MX 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 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 2−3
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 7−8 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name N16S-GMR Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 10 March 2016 19 September 2011
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 952 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 38.40
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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