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GeForce GTX 460 1GB vs Radeon HD 6850
Intro
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB comes with a GPU clock speed of 675 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM is set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 336 Stream Processors, 56 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.Compare that to the Radeon HD 6850, which uses a 40 nm design. ATi has clocked the core speed at 775 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 1000 MHz on this particular card. It features 960 SPUs along with 48 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon HD 6850 |
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127 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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160 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the Radeon HD 6850 is 11% faster than the GeForce GTX 460 1GB overall, because of its greater data rate. (explain)
| Radeon HD 6850 |
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128000 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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115200 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB is just a bit (more or less 2%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon HD 6850. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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37800 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon HD 6850 |
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37200 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The Radeon HD 6850 is just a bit (approximately 15%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GTX 460 1GB, and should be capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)| Radeon HD 6850 |
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24800 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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21600 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords, and might not be the exact same card listed on this page. We have no control over the accuracy of their search results.
GeForce GTX 460 1GBAmazon.com
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Radeon HD 6850Amazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 460 1GB | Radeon HD 6850 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | ATi |
| Year | July 2010 | October 2010 |
| Code Name | GF104 | Barts Pro |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe x16 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 675 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1350 MHz | (N/A) MHz |
| Memory Speed | 900 MHz (3600 MHz effective) | 1000 MHz (4000 MHz effective) |
| Unified Shaders | 336 | 960 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 48 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 160 watts | 127 watts |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 115200 MB/sec | 128000 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 37800 Mtexels/sec | 37200 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 21600 Mpixels/sec | 24800 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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