Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 686 days older than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 73% better in God of War than GeForce GTX 660 - 52 vs 30 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 127 vs 140 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
83%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Northern Islands |
| $229 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
