Radeon RX 6300M vs GeForce GTX 850M

Place in the ranking	578	332
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.00	32.87
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 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 cores	640	768
Core clock speed	Up to 936 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.08	115.2
Floating-point processing power	1.155 TFLOPS	3.686 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3 or GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no 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	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 850M 6.54

RX 6300M 16.71
+156%

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 2515

RX 6300M 6421
+155%

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:

900p	84 −150%	210−220 +150%
Full HD	32 −150%	80−85 +150%
4K	10 −140%	24−27 +140%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −154%	30−35 +154%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −154%	30−35 +154%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −193%	40−45 +193%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Valorant	21−24 −205%	65−70 +205%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −154%	30−35 +154%
Dota 2	13 −362%	60−65 +362%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%
Fortnite	35−40 −133%	90−95 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −193%	40−45 +193%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −195%	55−60 +195%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −117%	110−120 +117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −325%	50−55 +325%
Valorant	21−24 −205%	65−70 +205%
World of Tanks	99 −110%	200−210 +110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −154%	30−35 +154%
Dota 2	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −193%	40−45 +193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −117%	110−120 +117%
Valorant	21−24 −205%	65−70 +205%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −308%	150−160 +308%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
World of Tanks	45−50 −145%	110−120 +145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −209%	30−35 +209%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −200%	40−45 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −250%	40−45 +250%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −189%	24−27 +189%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −311%	35−40 +311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Valorant	16−18 −147%	40−45 +147%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Dota 2	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −64.7%	27−30 +64.7%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −158%	45−50 +158%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −64.7%	27−30 +64.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Fortnite	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Valorant	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%

This is how GTX 850M and RX 6300M compete in popular games:

RX 6300M is 150% faster in 900p
RX 6300M is 150% faster in 1080p
RX 6300M is 140% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6300M is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6300M surpassed GTX 850M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.54	16.71
Recency	12 March 2014	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

RX 6300M has a 155.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6300M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.