GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R6 Carrizo you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 850A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 850A has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R6 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 10−12
medium / 1080p 3−4 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GM107 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 4 June 2015
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size medium sized
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