GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	574
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.69	10.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 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	1280	640
Core clock speed	931 MHz	Up to 936 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,000 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	36.08
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	1.155 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	80	40

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	HBM2	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	DDR3 or GDDR5
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	80.0 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	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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.

RX Vega M GL 10.09
+54.3%

GTX 850M 6.54

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.

RX Vega M GL 3878
+54.1%

GTX 850M 2516

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	120−130 +42.9%	84 −42.9%
Full HD	45−50 +40.6%	32 −40.6%
4K	14−16 +40%	10 −40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 +68.6%	35−40 −68.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 +177%	13 −177%
Fortnite	55−60 +51.3%	35−40 −51.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +80%	20 −80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +44.4%	50−55 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +150%	12 −150%
World of Tanks	140−150 +46.5%	99 −46.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 +63.6%	21−24 −63.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +44.4%	50−55 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
+68.6%

35−40

−68.6%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

+57.1%

7−8
−57.1%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Elden Ring	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Fortnite	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 850M compete in popular games:

RX Vega M GL is 43% faster in 900p
RX Vega M GL is 41% faster in 1080p
RX Vega M GL is 40% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 177% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega M GL is ahead in 11 tests (18%)
there's a draw in 50 tests (82%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.09	6.54
Recency	1 February 2018	12 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 850M, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850M in performance tests.

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