GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition vs GTX 850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 850M outperforms GTX 775M Mac Edition by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 583 | 745 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.98 | 2.32 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 1344 |
| Core clock speed | Up to 936 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.08 | 89.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.155 TFLOPS | 2.142 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 112 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3 or GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 84
+110%
| 40−45
−110%
|
| Full HD | 32
+100%
| 16−18
−100%
|
| 4K | 10
+100%
| 5−6
−100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Fortnite | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 99
+98%
|
50−55
−98%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Fortnite | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
+95.8%
|
24−27
−95.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
This is how GTX 850M and GTX 775M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GTX 850M is 110% faster in 900p
- GTX 850M is 100% faster in 1080p
- GTX 850M is 100% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.55 | 3.38 |
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 8 November 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 850M has a 93.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 850M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition in performance tests.
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