GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 4850, 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 Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 850M 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 GTX 850M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 850M
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 has 144% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
GeForce GTX 850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850M.
GeForce GTX 850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
GeForce GTX 850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
1−2
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
12−14
medium / 1080p
16−18
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
21−24
6−7
ultra / 1080p
18−20
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
16−18
medium / 1080p
21−24
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Battlefield 5 is 237% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
120−130
medium / 768p
160−170
95−100
ultra / 1080p
85−90
40−45
QHD / 1440p
50−55
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
120−130
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 81% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
100−110
80−85
medium / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
14−16
2−3
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
10−12
medium / 1080p
16−18
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
16−18
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
90−95
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Fortnite is 143% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
21−24
5−6
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
16−18
medium / 1080p
24−27
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Forza Horizon 4 is 212% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
70−75
35−40
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−12
3−4
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
8−9
1−2
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
24−27
5−6
medium / 1080p
10−12
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Metro Exodus is 400% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
50−55
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
24−27
5−6
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 400% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
12−14
medium / 768p
30−33
9−10
high / 1080p
16−18
5−6
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 266% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
95−100
65−70
medium / 768p
55−60
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in World of Tanks is 62% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 850M
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 1
Code name
N15P-GT
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2014
25 June 2008
Pipelines
640
800
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
36.08
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,155 gflops
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
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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