Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 850M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 8 days older than GeForce GTX 850M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 45 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 0% better in League of Legends than GeForce GTX 850M - 367 vs 366 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M - 3 vs 2 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 850M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 850M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
14.43 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
36.08 GTexel/s
34%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 32.03 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
902 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
