GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 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 295 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 295
Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 442 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 295 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 3201 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GT200B Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 19 September 2011
Pipelines 240 960
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 38.40
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit