GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5650
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 15 Watt
1.39

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5650 by a whopping 1596% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking998234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.4213.60
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameMadisonGP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)26 December 2017 (6 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 cores4001280
Core clock speed450 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors627 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate9.000136.7
Floating-point processing power0.36 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs840
TMUs2080

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB5 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s160.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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:

900p15
−1567%
250−260
+1567%
Full HD16
−1588%
270−280
+1588%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1567%
250−260
+1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1567%
550−600
+1567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1567%
250−260
+1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1567%
550−600
+1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1567%
250−260
+1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1567%
550−600
+1567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1500%
80−85
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5650 and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 1567% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 1588% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 23.57
Recency 7 January 2010 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5650 has 700% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 1595.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.


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