GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon HD 7850M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7850M with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

HD 7850M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
3.26

RTX 4050 outperforms HD 7850M by a whopping 951% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking742139
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Power efficiency6.0525.44
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameHeathrowAD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)2023 (2 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 cores6402560
Core clock speed675 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate27.00211.2
Floating-point processing power0.864 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4080
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s216.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

HD 7850M 3.26
RTX 4050 34.27
+951%

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.

HD 7850M 1372
RTX 4050 14444
+953%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Fortnite 18−20
−900%
180−190
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−900%
150−160
+900%
Valorant 45−50
−920%
500−550
+920%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−884%
600−650
+884%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Dota 2 30−35
−868%
300−310
+868%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Fortnite 18−20
−900%
180−190
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−900%
150−160
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Valorant 45−50
−920%
500−550
+920%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Dota 2 30−35
−868%
300−310
+868%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−900%
150−160
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Valorant 45−50
−920%
500−550
+920%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−900%
180−190
+900%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−940%
260−270
+940%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−934%
300−310
+934%
Valorant 30−35
−929%
350−400
+929%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
Valorant 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Dota 2 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.26 34.27
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 100 Watt

HD 7850M has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 951.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7850M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon HD 7850M
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