Compare any two graphics cards:
Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6950 2GB
IntroThe Radeon HD 6850 features a GPU clock speed of 775 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory is set to run at 1000 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 960 Stream Processors, 48 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 6950 2GB, which features a GPU core clock speed of 800 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1250 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 1408 SPUs, 88 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthThe Radeon HD 6950 2GB should in theory be quite a bit faster than the Radeon HD 6850 in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe Radeon HD 6950 2GB is a lot (approximately 89%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon HD 6850. (explain)
Pixel RateIf running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the Radeon HD 6950 2GB is the winner, but not by far. (explain)
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
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though. Specifications
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Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. 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 fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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One Response to “Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6950 2GB”[...] Radeon HD 6850 vs Radeon HD 6950 2GB – Performance Comparison Benchmarks @ Hardware Compare afgaande van de tests zou ik voor de 6950 gaan. Maar je al je hardware in rekening nemen en weten of je voeding goed genoeg is er voor. dat zou op zich geen al te groot probleem zijn. verder als de prijs inderdaad maar 30 euro verschilt tussen de kaarten en het nog steeds in de je budget past de 6950 nemen. __________________ Nu: SQ 1x220kg - BP 1x150kg - DL 1x215kg - MP 1x100kg Doel eind 2011: SQ 1x280kg - BP 1x180kg - DL 1x280kg - MP 1x130kg [...]