GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon R9 M290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 Radeon R9 M290X here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 850M
Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M290X has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 M290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
210−220
medium / 768p
160−170
180−190
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
QHD / 1440p
50−55
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
120−130
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
85−90
95−100
ultra / 1080p
55−60
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
27−30
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
7−8
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
70−75
80−85
high / 1080p
24−27
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
30−33
35−40
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 850M
Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
N15P-GT
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
7 January 2014
Pipelines
640
1280
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
36.08
72.00
Floating-point performance
1,155 gflops
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
153 Mh/s
300 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
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
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
1.8 Mh/s
Compute units
20
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