GeForce GTX 850M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 850M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 850M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 850M	Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 850M has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are build with Maxwell architecture.
GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	20−22
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	150−160
medium / 768p	160−170	130−140
ultra / 1080p	85−90	65−70
QHD / 1440p	50−55	35−40
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	120−130	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	65−70
ultra / 1080p	55−60	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	70−75
medium / 1080p	45−50	30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Fortnite is 33% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	7−8	3−4
low / 720p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	75−80	60−65
medium / 768p	70−75	50−55
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	8−9	6−7
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	16−18
medium / 1080p	10−12	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Metro Exodus is 42% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	95−100
ultra / 1080p	100−110	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Minecraft is 11% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	16−18
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	45−50	30−35
medium / 768p	30−33	21−24
high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−35	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in World of Tanks is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 850M	Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture	Maxwell	Maxwell
Code name	N15P-GT	Surface Book
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014	1 October 2015
Pipelines	640	384
Core clock speed		954 MHz
Boost Clock		993 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	36.08
Floating-point performance	1,155 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed		5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.5
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+
CUDA cores	640
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options	+
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	153 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Standard memory configuration	DDR3 or GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+
Optimus	+	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	1.8 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 850M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

GeForce GTX 850M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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