GeForce GT 610 vs Radeon HD 5850

Place in performance ranking	588	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.80	0.01
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Cypress	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009 (14 years ago)	2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$39.99
Current price	$120 (0.4x MSRP)	$98 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5850 has 7900% better value for money than GT 610.

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	1440	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	725 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	52.20	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	155.5 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).

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1024 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	14.4 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	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.

ATI HD 5850 5.14
+543%

GT 610 0.80

Radeon HD 5850 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 543% based on our aggregated 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%

ATI HD 5850 1988
+545%

GT 610 308

Radeon HD 5850 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 545% in Passmark.

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	59 +556%	9−10 −556%
Full HD	56 +600%	8−9 −600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+800%

1−2

−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+600%

2−3
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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