HP EliteBook 850 G2

laptop 2015 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~5h โš–๏ธ 2.00 kg โš–๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
37
out of 100
Fit for you
43/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_reliability
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Related resources

CPU
29
GPU
46
Radeon R7 M260
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh~
~5h
Price
$172
market
Age
11 years
2015
๐Ÿ“ Our review

HP EliteBook 850 G2 review

HP EliteBook 850 G2 โ€” from 2015, 2 kg, performance 34.

USComp Score
37
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 37/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (80), weakest โ€” Engineering CAD (19).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (80) ยท Gaming (71)

โš  Weaknesses

Engineering CAD (19)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2015
$1,300
2016
$1,144
2017
$1,007
2018
$886
2019
$780
2020
$686
2021
$604
2022
$531
2023
$468
2024
$411
2025
$362
2026
$319
2027
$280
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$89/year (7%).

Full specifications

Brand
HP
Series
EliteBook 8xx (flagship)
Type
Business
Release year
2015
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 5600U , Intel Core i5 5300U
Graphics
Radeon R7 M260 , Radeon R7 M260X
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR3
Weight
2.00 kg
Ports
6
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Battery
48 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 34
Portability 40
Light office 46
Gaming 71
Creative 43
Energy efficiency 54
Connectivity 80
Value 55
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

Radeon R7 M260 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท DDR3
3
Radeon R7 M260X (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
5

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant 40 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
F1 2014 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
GRID: Autosport 27 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Sims 4 26 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Dota 2 24 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Alien: Isolation 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Civilization: Beyond Earth 13 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Battlefield Hardline 12 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Fortnite 12 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 4 12 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Far Cry 4 11 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3 9 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Evolve 8 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Battlefield 5 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Counter-Strike 2 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Dragon Age: Inquisition 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Far Cry 5 6 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 5 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 5 5 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus 4 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake 2 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 27 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
66%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
147%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
294%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Fortnite โœ— Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
287%
RAM
200%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
196%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
183%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
96%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
164%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
153%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
196%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
42%
GPU
66%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
294%
GPU
917%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
196%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
42%
GPU
71%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
208%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
255%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ— Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
164%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
245%
GPU
459%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
306%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
191%
RAM
133%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
115%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
71%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
191%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ— Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
83%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Lies of P โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
100%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
196%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
147%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
196%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
382%
RAM
200%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2017
HP EliteBook 840 G5
Score โ€”
$$217
2017
HP EliteBook 850 G5
Score โ€”
$$237
2016
HP EliteBook 820 G4
Score โ€”
$$246
2015
HP EliteBook 820 G3
Score โ€”
$$155

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2015
Latitude E5570
$$194
cpuโ‰ˆ48, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2015
Latitude E7470
$$211
cpuโ‰ˆ22, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2015
Latitude E7270
$$184
cpuโ‰ˆ22, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2017
Latitude 5590
$$241
cpuโ‰ˆ42, ramโ‰ˆ32

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2016
Latitude 7480
$$135
Dell ยท 2017
Latitude 7490
$$232
Lenovo ยท 2017
ThinkPad T480
$$256
Lenovo ยท 2016
ThinkPad T470s
$$137

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 12 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 5500
โš™ Processors (2)
Intel Core i7 (5th Gen) 5600U Intel Core i5 (5th Gen) 5300U
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (3)
4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (3)
Intel HD Graphics 5500 Radeon R7 M260 Radeon R7 M260X
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (2)
128 GB SSD 240 GB SSD