Radeon RX 5800 vs GeForce GTX 850M

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking568not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2023)
GPU code nameN15P-GTNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6403072
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speedUp to 936 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1735 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate36.08333.1
Floating-point performance1.155 gflops10.66 gflops

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin
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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Standard memory configurationDDR3 or GDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no 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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 275 Watt

GTX 850M has 511.1% lower power consumption.

RX 5800, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon RX 5800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 850M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5800 is a desktop one.


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

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