NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850A vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
4.48
+65.3%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GTX 850A by 65% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking617765
Place by popularity36not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGM107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years old)17 March 2014 (10 years old)

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512640
Core clock speedno data902 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz936 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data37.44
Floating-point performanceno data1,198 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce GTX 850A compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

Memory

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 dataNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data5.0

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD18
+80%
10−12
−80%
4K10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 24
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 22
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GTX 850A compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 80% faster than GTX 850A

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 66.7% faster than GTX 850A

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.48 2.71
Recency 26 October 2017 17 March 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850A in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 850A is a desktop one.


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