P102-100 vs GeForce GTX 850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850M with P102-100, including specs and performance data.

GTX 850M
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
6.07

P102-100 outperforms 850M by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking629560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.90
Power efficiency10.362.42
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM107GP102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2014 (11 years ago)12 February 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores6403200
Core clock speedUp to 936 MHz1582 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1683 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate36.08336.6
Floating-point processing power1.155 TFLOPS10.77 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs40200
L1 Cache320 KB1.2 MB
L2 Cache2 MB2.5 MB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB5 GB
Standard memory configurationDDR3 or GDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1376 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s440.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Synthetic benchmarks

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 850M 6.07
P102-100 7.89
+30%

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 2538
Samples: 2863
P102-100 3300
+30%
Samples: 4

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 9819
P102-100 66029
+572%

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
P102-100 66856
+670%

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:

900p84
−19%
100−110
+19%
Full HD32
−25%
40−45
+25%
4K10
−20%
12−14
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data14.98
4Kno data49.92

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Escape from Tarkov 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Fortnite 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Valorant 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 99
−21.2%
120−130
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Dota 2 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Escape from Tarkov 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Fortnite 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
−20%
24−27
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Valorant 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Dota 2 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Escape from Tarkov 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Valorant 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Valorant 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Escape from Tarkov 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Escape from Tarkov 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how GTX 850M and P102-100 compete in popular games:

  • P102-100 is 19% faster in 900p
  • P102-100 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • P102-100 is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.07 7.89
Recency 12 March 2014 12 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 850M has 455.6% lower power consumption.

P102-100, on the other hand, has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The P102-100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 850M is a notebook graphics card while P102-100 is a workstation one.

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