GeForce GTX 850M vs Radeon R9 M390

Place in performance ranking	419	536
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	3.74
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	N15P-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2015 (8 years old)	12 March 2014 (10 years old)
Current price	no data	$163

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	640
CUDA cores	no data	640
Core clock speed	no data	Up to 936 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	36.08
Floating-point performance	no data	1,155 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and GeForce GTX 850M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options	no data	+

Memory

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, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	DDR3 or GDDR5
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	80.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 data	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP content protection	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	no data	+

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
Ansel	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.1
Vulkan	no data	1.1.126
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 M390 9.81
+51.2%

GTX 850M 6.49

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 850M by 51% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M390 6819
+55.5%

GTX 850M 4386

Radeon R9 M390 outperforms GeForce GTX 850M by 55% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	120−130 +42.9%	84 −42.9%
Full HD	43 +34.4%	32 −34.4%
4K	20 +100%	10 −100%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Hitman 3	24−27 +66.7%	14−16 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Hitman 3	24−27 +66.7%	14−16 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +47.6%	21 −47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +63.6%	11 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Hitman 3	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +300%	3−4 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%