Radeon HD 6850 vs Tesla M60

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

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 136% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M60 is 69 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 Tesla M60
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Barts GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 21 October 2010 30 August 2015
Pipelines 960 2048
Core clock speed 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.20 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,488.0 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 198 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 139 Mh/s 432 Mh/s
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Design reference
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