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    GeForce GTX 850M vs HD Graphics 515

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and HD Graphics 515, 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 HD Graphics 515, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 850M and HD Graphics 515 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 850M and HD Graphics 515 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 HD Graphics 515 here:

    GeForce GTX 850M Laptops
    HD Graphics 515 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M HD Graphics 515
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 850M has 200% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 515 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 27−30 10−11
    medium / 1080p 16−18 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M HD Graphics 515
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N15P-GT Skylake GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 640 24
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.08 22.80
    Floating-point performance 1,155 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.97
    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
    Quick Sync +
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