Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce GTX 850A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850A with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.

GTX 850A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
2.60

RX 580 2048SP outperforms GTX 850A by a whopping 631% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking852315
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Power efficiency4.179.15
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Polaris 20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (11 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 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 cores6402048
Core clock speed902 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed936 MHz1284 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate37.44164.4
Floating-point processing power1.198 TFLOPS5.259 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs40128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s224.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 850A 2.60
RX 580 2048SP 19.00
+631%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 850A 1049
RX 580 2048SP 7665
+631%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 19.00
Recency 17 March 2014 15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 850A has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 630.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 850A is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850A
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AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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