GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 GTX 850A and Radeon HD 7850M. 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.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 Radeon HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 850A has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon HD 7850M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A is 227 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Heathrow Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 902 MHz 675 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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