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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 970 - 185 vs 174 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 127 vs 148 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
