Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 250 days older than GeForce GTX 580M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 100 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 580M - 115 vs 96 FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 580M
Mobile • Jun 28th, 2011
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 580M
Mobile • Jun 28th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
9.92 GPixel/s
40%
Texel Fillrate
39.68 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
93.75000000000001%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 28th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 500M | Generation | Northern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 96 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| 620 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
