Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 680 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 518 days older than GeForce GTX 680.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 23% better in Saints Row than GeForce GTX 680 - 58 vs 47 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - 127 vs 195 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
33.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
135.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
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Mar 22nd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
GeForce 600 | Generation | Northern Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $179 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1006 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
1058 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |