GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 6850M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 6850M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 285 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 308% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 6850M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 901 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 442 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 2−3
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 9−10 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200B Granville Pro/LP
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 December 2008 6 January 2011
Pipelines 240 800
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 27.00
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
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 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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