AMD Radeon HD 6850M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M

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Performance
Radeon HD 6850M
1,469.51% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 485M84% better
2,7093% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 485M has 84% better performance than the Radeon HD 6850M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6850M
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GeForce GTX 485M
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6850M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6850M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Granville) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6850M has 1,024 MB of GDDR3 memory, with a 800 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 25.6 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6850M includes 800 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 675 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 40 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 16 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 50 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6850M has the 409th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 1.40% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF104) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 485M has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 750 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 96 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 485M includes 384 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 575 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 64 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 32 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 100 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The GTX 485M has the 315th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.59% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Fermi
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ1 2011Q1 2011
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6850M or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6850M
1,469.51% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 485M84% better
2,7093% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 485M has 84% better performance than the Radeon HD 6850M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6850M is ranked 409th with a score of 1,469.5, and the GeForce GTX 485M is ranked 315th with a score of 2,709.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6850M
No data available
GeForce GTX 485M
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 6850M and the GeForce GTX 485M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon HD 6970M2,818.5+92%
GeForce GT 755M2,800.5+91%
GeForce GTX 485M2,709+84%
Radeon HD 7870M2,702+84%
GeForce GTX 670M2,698+84%
Quadro 3000M1,539+5%
Radeon HD 7730M1,478+1%
Radeon HD 6850M1,469.5
GeForce 910M1,413-4%
Radeon HD 8670M1,396-5%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
3DMark 11 Performance Score
1,644
2,942
(+78.95%)
PassMark G3D Mark
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2,360
PassMark G2D Mark
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486
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
CodenameGranvilleGF104
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Fermi
Process Size40 nm40 nm
Transistors1,040 million1,950 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
Memory Size1,024 MB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth25.6 Gb/s96 Gb/s
Memory Clock800 MHz750 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
L1 Cache8 KB64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB512 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)50 W100 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
Stream Processors (SP)800--
CUDA Cores--384
Compute Units (CU)10--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--8
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)4064
Render Output Units (ROP)1632
Core Clock Speed675 MHz575 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
Pixel Fill Rate10.8 GPixel/s9.2 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate27 GTexel/s36.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1,080 GFLOPS883.2 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--73.6 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GTX 485M
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.1
OpenGL4.44.6
Shader Model5.05.1

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.