L4 vs GeForce GTX 850M

Place in the ranking	578	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.01	28.66
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year 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	7424
Core clock speed	Up to 936 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.08	489.6
Floating-point processing power	1.155 TFLOPS	30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	40	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	169 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3 or GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	300.1 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 compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 850M 6.46

L4 29.59
+358%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 850M 2515

L4 11518
+358%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 850M 9705

L4 140686
+1350%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 850M 8686

L4 116827
+1245%

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 −317%	350−400 +317%
Full HD	32 −338%	140−150 +338%
4K	10 −350%	45−50 +350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −344%	120−130 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Valorant	21−24 −355%	100−105 +355%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Dota 2	13 −323%	55−60 +323%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −333%	130−140 +333%
Fortnite	35−40 −336%	170−180 +336%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −344%	120−130 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −350%	90−95 +350%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −344%	240−250 +344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −317%	50−55 +317%
Valorant	21−24 −355%	100−105 +355%
World of Tanks	99 −355%	450−500 +355%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Dota 2	21−24 −335%	100−105 +335%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −333%	130−140 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −344%	120−130 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −344%	240−250 +344%
Valorant	21−24 −355%	100−105 +355%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −332%	160−170 +332%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
World of Tanks	45−50 −347%	210−220 +347%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Valorant	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Dota 2	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Fortnite	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Valorant	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%

This is how GTX 850M and L4 compete in popular games:

L4 is 317% faster in 900p
L4 is 338% faster in 1080p
L4 is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.46	29.59
Recency	12 March 2014	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	72 Watt

GTX 850M has 60% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has a 358% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The L4 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 850M is a notebook card while L4 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.