NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs ATI Radeon HD 5850

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 5850
5.13

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 818% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking58363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.7846.41
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameCypressTuring TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 September 2009 (14 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $499
Current price$120 (0.4x MSRP)$261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 5850% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.

Technical specs

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 cores14402560
Core clock speed725 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate52.20283.2
Floating-point performance2,088.0 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 5.13
RTX 2070 Super 47.08
+818%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 818% in our combined 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
RTX 2070 Super 18245
+818%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 818% in Passmark.

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%

ATI HD 5850 13267
RTX 2070 Super 89209
+572%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 572% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

ATI HD 5850 3401
RTX 2070 Super 35032
+930%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 930% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p59
−747%
500−550
+747%
Full HD57
−137%
135
+137%
1440p9−10
−833%
84
+833%
4K5−6
−1000%
55
+1000%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−944%
94
+944%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−940%
104
+940%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1660%
88
+1660%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−687%
118
+687%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−1025%
180
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−833%
84
+833%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1018%
123
+1018%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−918%
112
+918%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−924%
174
+924%
Hitman 3 12−14
−1367%
176
+1367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1010%
111
+1010%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−908%
131
+908%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−1486%
111
+1486%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−800%
90
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−587%
103
+587%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−769%
139
+769%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−767%
78
+767%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−964%
117
+964%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−873%
107
+873%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−912%
172
+912%
Hitman 3 12−14
−1183%
154
+1183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−770%
87
+770%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−570%
67
+570%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−846%
123
+846%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1545%
181
+1545%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−1271%
96
+1271%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−550%
65
+550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1220%
66
+1220%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−533%
95
+533%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−711%
73
+711%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−900%
110
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−791%
98
+791%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−800%
153
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−809%
100
+809%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−871%
68
+871%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1088%
95
+1088%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1022%
101
+1022%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−425%
63
+425%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1800%
57
+1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1367%
44
+1367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−975%
86
+975%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1800%
57
+1800%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−8200%
83
+8200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1125%
98
+1125%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1720%
91
+1720%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1686%
125
+1686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1380%
70−75
+1380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1275%
55
+1275%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1000%
55
+1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−138%
19
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−4500%
46
+4500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1500%
32
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 23
Far Cry 5 5−6
−980%
54
+980%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−714%
57
+714%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2000%
84
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 29

This is how ATI HD 5850 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 747% faster than ATI HD 5850

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 137% faster than ATI HD 5850

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 833% faster than ATI HD 5850

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 1000% faster than ATI HD 5850

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 8200% faster than the ATI HD 5850.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 Super surpassed ATI HD 5850 in all 63 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.13 47.08
Recency 30 September 2009 2 July 2019
Cost $299 $499
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.


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