GeForce GTX 850M: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

GeForce GTX 850M provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at 5.73% of a leader's which is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell.

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 850M sales 12 March 2014. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Maxwell architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 2 GB of DDR3 memory clocked at 2.5 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 80.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 45 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 850M: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking617
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Power efficiency10.25of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGM107
Market segmentLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 850M's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 850M's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640of 960 (GeForce GTX 660)
Core clock speedUp to 936 MHzof 980 (GeForce GT 755M SLI)
Number of transistors1,870 millionof 100,000 million (Data Center GPU Max 1100)
Manufacturing process technology28 nmof 0.003 MB (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 235 (FirePro S9150)
Texture fill rate36.08of 1,968 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
Floating-point processing power1.155 TFLOPSof 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
ROPs16of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000)
TMUs40of 896 (Data Center GPU Max 1350)
L1 Cache320 KBof 64 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1550)
L2 Cache2 MBof 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 850M and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 850M: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory typeDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GBof 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Standard memory configurationDDR3 or GDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bitof 384 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti)
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHzof 16384000 MB (GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile)
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/sof 983040 MB (GeForce RTX 5080)
Shared memory-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 850M. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160
HDMI+
HDCP content protection+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 850M. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+
Optimus+
Ansel+

API and SDK support

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 850M, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.1
OpenGL4.5of 4.6 (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell)
OpenCL1.1
Vulkan1.1.126
CUDA+

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 850M. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 850M
5.73

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 850M 2535
Samples: 2827

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 850M 4386

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 850M 15863

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 850M 3086

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 850M 21873

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 850M 9818

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 850M 8686

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 850M 9302

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 850M 42

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 850M 25

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 850M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 850M 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 850M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 850M 14

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 850M 21

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

GTX 850M 6

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 850M 15

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 850M 9

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

GTX 850M 15

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

GTX 850M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

GTX 850M 14

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

GTX 850M 13

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

GTX 850M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

GTX 850M 21

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

GTX 850M 6

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

GTX 850M 9.4

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 850M is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

900p84
Full HD32
4K10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
Far Cry 5 18−20
Fortnite 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
Valorant 70−75

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 99
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
Dota 2 50−55
Far Cry 5 18−20
Fortnite 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
Grand Theft Auto V 20
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
Metro Exodus 12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
Valorant 70−75

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
Dota 2 50−55
Far Cry 5 18−20
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
Valorant 70−75

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
Metro Exodus 6−7
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
Valorant 65−70

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
Far Cry 5 12−14
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
Metro Exodus 1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
Valorant 30−35

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
Dota 2 21−24
Far Cry 5 5−6
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 850M's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.


AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 850M is Radeon RX 550 Mobile, which is faster by 6% and higher by 14 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 850M:

Similar GPUs

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Recommended processors

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