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    GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 280X. 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 GTX 850M and Radeon R9 280X. 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.
    GeForce GTX 850M Check Price
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 455% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 850M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 27−30 60−65
    medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N15P-GT Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2014 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.08 128.0
    Floating-point performance 1,155 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s 494 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 +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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