Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 154 days older than GeForce GTX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 71% better in Resident Evil Village than GeForce GTX 590 - 101 vs 59 FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 - 127 vs 365 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 590
Desktop • Mar 24th, 2011
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 590
Desktop • Mar 24th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
19.46 GPixel/s
78.46774193548387%
Texel Fillrate
38.91 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
95.6052428681573%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $699 | MSRP | $179 |
| 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.5 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
164 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| 608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 854 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
