Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1554 days older than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 120 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 34% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 960 - 83 vs 62 FPS
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
65.78249336870026%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
49.34341424592121%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $199 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
