Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 209 days newer than GeForce GTX 470.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- Up to 25% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 1.25 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 64% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 470 - 74 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 127 vs 215 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
17.02 GPixel/s
68%
Texel Fillrate
34.05 GTexel/s
91%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $349 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.25 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
133.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| 608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 837 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
