Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Tesla M60 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 Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Tesla M60

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • Tesla M60 has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 243 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 812 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 24−27
QHD / 1440p 2−3 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 192% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Tesla M60
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Barts GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 960 2048
Core clock speed 800 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 150.8
Floating-point performance 2x 1,536.0 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4200 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
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