GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon HD 6990M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M and GeForce GTX 850A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6990M outperforms 850A by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 682 | 955 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.65 | 3.12 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 17 March 2014 (11 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 | 1120 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 936 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.04 | 37.44 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.602 TFLOPS | 1.198 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
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:
| 900p | 54
+200%
| 18−21
−200%
|
| Full HD | 60
+186%
| 21−24
−186%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+190%
|
10−11
−190%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+186%
|
21−24
−186%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
+177%
|
30−33
−177%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+193%
|
14−16
−193%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+190%
|
10−11
−190%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+186%
|
21−24
−186%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+193%
|
14−16
−193%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+186%
|
21−24
−186%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
+190%
|
10−11
−190%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+164%
|
14−16
−164%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+192%
|
12−14
−192%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+194%
|
18−20
−194%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
This is how HD 6990M and GTX 850A compete in popular games:
- HD 6990M is 200% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M is 186% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.76 | 1.83 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 17 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
HD 6990M has a 160.1% higher aggregate performance score.
GTX 850A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6990M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850A in performance tests.
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