NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs AMD Radeon HD 6850
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and AMD Radeon HD 6850 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
- Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
- Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 43.6 GTexel / s vs 37.2 GTexel / s
- Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.161 vs 13.033
- Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.125 vs 1.333
- Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.218 vs 32.609
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3537 vs 3489
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3537 vs 3489
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 24 September 2011 vs 21 October 2010 |
Texture fill rate | 43.6 GTexel / s vs 37.2 GTexel / s |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 22.161 vs 13.033 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.125 vs 1.333 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 47.218 vs 32.609 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3537 vs 3489 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3537 vs 3489 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6850
- 2.9x more pipelines: 960 vs 336
- Around 42% better floating-point performance: 1,488.0 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
- Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 127 Watt vs 160 Watt
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1965 vs 1872
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 432 vs 418
- Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 946.933 vs 781.734
- Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 139.45 vs 75.212
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3708 vs 3398
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3348 vs 3117
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3708 vs 3398
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3348 vs 3117
Specifications (specs) | |
Pipelines | 960 vs 336 |
Floating-point performance | 1,488.0 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 127 Watt vs 160 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1965 vs 1872 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 432 vs 418 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 946.933 vs 781.734 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 139.45 vs 75.212 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3708 vs 3398 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3348 vs 3117 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3708 vs 3398 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3348 vs 3117 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6850
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1872 | 1965 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 418 | 432 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 7872 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 22.161 | 13.033 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 781.734 | 946.933 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.125 | 1.333 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 47.218 | 32.609 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 75.212 | 139.45 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3537 | 3489 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3398 | 3708 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3117 | 3348 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3537 | 3489 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3398 | 3708 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3117 | 3348 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
Code name | GF114 | Barts |
Launch date | 24 September 2011 | 21 October 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $179 |
Place in performance rating | 839 | 840 |
Price now | $199.99 | $99.99 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 15.01 | 28.63 |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 778 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 1,045.6 gflops | 1,488.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 336 | 960 |
Texture fill rate | 43.6 GTexel / s | 37.2 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 160 Watt | 127 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,950 million | 1,700 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Eyefinity | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 210 mm | 198 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Bus support | AGP | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 96.2 GB / s | 128.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 4008 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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AMD Eyefinity | ||
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