Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 1429 days older than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 7% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 970 - 131 vs 123 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 127 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6850 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21st, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$179 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
