GeForce GTX 275 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 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 GeForce GTX 275 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 275 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 275.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 275 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 275 is 604 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3066 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 8−9 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 275.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 275 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GT200B Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 January 2009 19 September 2011
Pipelines 240 960
Core clock speed 1404 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 50.6 billion/sec 38.40
Floating-point performance 673.9 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1134 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 127.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 3.0 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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