Quadro K2100M vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2100M 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 Quadro K2100M 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

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 Quadro K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 254 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type 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 361% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K2100M and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K2100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 133 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M 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 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.

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 7−8 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK106 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 19 September 2011
Pipelines 576 960
Core clock speed 667 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02 38.40
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 38 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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