GeForce 845M vs Radeon HD 7850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 7850. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 7850. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 845M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 845M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 845M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 845M is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 6−7 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM108 Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 5 March 2012
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1071 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 55.04
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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