Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 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 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 24% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than GeForce GTX 480 - 119 vs 96 FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 127 vs 250 Watts
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
84.79838709677419%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
88.44507845934379%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $499 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.5 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
