GeForce 830A vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 830A and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7850M has 21% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 7850M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 830A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830A is 407 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Heathrow Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 256 640
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 675 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 27.00
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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