GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon HD 6850M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 6850M 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 860M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 6850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 860M or Radeon HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 860M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 860M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 222 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name N15P-GX Granville Pro/LP
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 6 January 2011
Pipelines 640 800
Core clock speed 797 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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