GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 570 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 570 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 570 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 570 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 664 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 2300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 12−14
ultra / 1080p 12−14 7−8
QHD / 1440p 6−7 2−3
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF110 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 December 2010 19 September 2011
Pipelines 480 960
Core clock speed 1464 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 38.40
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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