GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q vs ATI Radeon HD 5850

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5850 with GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5850
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 151 Watt
5.15

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking619325
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.59no data
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameCypressN18P-G62 Max-Q
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 September 2009 (14 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores14401024
Core clock speed725 MHz1035 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate52.2076.80
Floating-point performance2.088 gflops2.458 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s160.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.140
CUDA-7.5

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 5.15
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 16.63
+223%

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.

ATI HD 5850 1988
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 6415
+223%

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.

ATI HD 5850 13267
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 31116
+135%

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.

ATI HD 5850 3401
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 11538
+239%

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:

Full HD56
+5.7%
53
−5.7%
1440p8−9
−263%
29
+263%
4K7−8
−257%
25
+257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−250%
49
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−660%
38
+660%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−315%
50−55
+315%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−309%
45
+309%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%
Hitman 3 10−12
−309%
45
+309%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−152%
80−85
+152%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−617%
86
+617%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−350%
63
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−330%
202
+330%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−380%
24
+380%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−315%
50−55
+315%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−209%
34
+209%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%
Hitman 3 10−12
−291%
43
+291%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−152%
80−85
+152%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−450%
66
+450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−229%
46
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−244%
62
+244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−311%
193
+311%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−35.7%
19
+35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−100%
22
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%
Hitman 3 10−12
−245%
38
+245%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−72.7%
57
+72.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−200%
54
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−77.8%
32
+77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+194%
16
−194%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−229%
46
+229%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−220%
30−35
+220%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−642%
85−90
+642%
Hitman 3 9−10
−178%
25
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−242%
41
+242%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−306%
130
+306%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−150%
5
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+0%
21
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5850 is 6% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is 263% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is 257% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 194% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5850 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 67 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.15 16.63
Recency 30 September 2009 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q has a 222.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 331.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5850 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.


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