GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce GTX 850A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2018
15 Watt
3.04
+11.8%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GTX 850A by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking770805
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.894.14
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)17 March 2014 (10 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 cores384640
Core clock speed300 MHz902 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz936 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate40.8037.44
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS1.198 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2440

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.21.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3.04
+11.8%
GTX 850A 2.72

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1173
+11.8%
GTX 850A 1049

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:

Full HD15
+25%
12−14
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Hitman 3 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GTX 850A compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 2.72
Recency 7 January 2018 17 March 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 11.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 850A in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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