Radeon HD 5850 vs GeForce MX150

Place in performance ranking	557	588
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.16	0.80
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	N17S-G1	Cypress
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 May 2017 (7 years ago)	30 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299
Current price	$1049	$120 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX150 has 45% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.

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	384	1440
Core clock speed	1468 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1532 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt (10 - 25 Watt TGP)	151 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.91	52.20
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	2,088.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX150 and Radeon HD 5850 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	128.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	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.

GeForce MX150 5.90
+14.8%

ATI HD 5850 5.14

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce MX150 2279
+14.6%

ATI HD 5850 1988

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 15% in Passmark.

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%

GeForce MX150 4494
+32.1%

ATI HD 5850 3401

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 32% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX150 10992

ATI HD 5850 13267
+20.7%

Radeon HD 5850 outperforms GeForce MX150 by 21% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	65−70 +10.2%	59 −10.2%
Full HD	27 −107%	56 +107%
1440p	35 +16.7%	30−35 −16.7%
4K	19 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	26 +100%	12−14 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	20 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Forza Horizon 4	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	36 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Metro Exodus	23 +109%	10−12 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 +100%	7−8 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	18 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	42 +147%	16−18 −147%
Far Cry New Dawn	9 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Metro Exodus	17 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	12 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Metro Exodus	15 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +0%	10−12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+14.3%

14−16

−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how GeForce MX150 and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX150 is 10% faster in 900p
ATI HD 5850 is 107% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX150 is 17% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX150 is 19% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX150 is 147% faster.
in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 44% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX150 is ahead in 55 tests (81%)
ATI HD 5850 is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.90	5.14
Recency	16 May 2017	30 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	151 Watt