Radeon HD 5850 vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and Radeon HD 5850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
ATI HD 5850 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 700 | 588 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | 0.81 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 August 2012 (11 years ago) | 30 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
| Current price | $481 | $120 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI HD 5850 has 913% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.
Detailed specifications
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 | 1152 | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 888 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 151 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.25 | 52.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,046 gflops | 2,088.0 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | no data |
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 | 35−40
−68.6%
| 59
+68.6%
|
| Full HD | 35−40
−65.7%
| 58
+65.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−62.5%
|
24−27
+62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−62.5%
|
24−27
+62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−62.5%
|
24−27
+62.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
This is how GTX 660 OEM and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:
- ATI HD 5850 is 69% faster in 900p
- ATI HD 5850 is 66% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.35 | 5.15 |
| Recency | 22 August 2012 | 30 September 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 151 Watt |
The Radeon HD 5850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.
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