GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name GM107 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 March 2014 15 November 2018
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 76.16
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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