Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Tesla M10 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 M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Tesla M10

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt 225 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
 
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 12% more power consumption, than Tesla M10.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M10 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 M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 233 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M10 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 18−20
ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Tesla M10
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Barts GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2011 18 May 2016
Pipelines 960 640
Core clock speed 800 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 52.24
Floating-point performance 2x 1,536.0 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4200 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0