Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs GeForce GTX 850A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R5 (Carrizo), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 850A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
1.83
+8.3%

GTX 850A outperforms R5 (Carrizo) by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking943966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.103.68
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGM107Carrizo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 March 2014 (11 years ago)4 June 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640256
Core clock speed902 MHzno data
Boost clock speed936 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate37.44no data
Floating-point processing power1.198 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA5.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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God of War 6−7
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6−7
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Fortnite 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
God of War 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
God of War 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
God of War 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+0%
12−14
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
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16−18
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Valorant 10−12
+0%
10−12
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
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God of War 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
God of War 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.83 1.69
Recency 17 March 2014 4 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 12 Watt

GTX 850A has a 8.3% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 (Carrizo), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 275% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R5 (Carrizo).

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