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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q 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.
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    Radeon HD 6850 X2

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 6850 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 254 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 120% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 301 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 27−30
    medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 6850 X2
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Barts
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2017 19 September 2011
    Pipelines 2048 960
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 800 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5 38.40
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 4200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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