GeForce RTX 4090 D vs ATI Radeon HD 5850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4090 D outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a whopping 1521% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 673 | 13 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.54 | 26.45 |
| Power efficiency | 2.40 | 13.81 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 28 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 4090 D has 4798% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1440 | 14592 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 425 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.20 | 1,149 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.088 TFLOPS | 73.54 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 176 |
| TMUs | 72 | 456 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 456 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 114 |
| L1 Cache | 144 KB | 14.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 72 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 16-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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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
−1510%
| 950−1000
+1510%
|
| Full HD | 57
−1479%
| 900−950
+1479%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.25
−195%
| 1.78
+195%
|
- RTX 4090 D has 195% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−1515%
|
210−220
+1515%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1479%
|
300−310
+1479%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−1483%
|
950−1000
+1483%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−1466%
|
1300−1350
+1466%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−1485%
|
650−700
+1485%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−1515%
|
210−220
+1515%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1463%
|
250−260
+1463%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1479%
|
300−310
+1479%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−1471%
|
220−230
+1471%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−1483%
|
950−1000
+1483%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−1485%
|
650−700
+1485%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1500%
|
160−170
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1479%
|
300−310
+1479%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−1471%
|
220−230
+1471%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−1483%
|
950−1000
+1483%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−1386%
|
550−600
+1386%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−1518%
|
550−600
+1518%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1438%
|
800−850
+1438%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−1445%
|
170−180
+1445%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1358%
|
350−400
+1358%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1463%
|
250−260
+1463%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
This is how ATI HD 5850 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 D is 1510% faster in 900p
- RTX 4090 D is 1479% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.50 | 72.95 |
| Recency | 30 September 2009 | 28 December 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 425 Watt |
ATI HD 5850 has 181.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 1521.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.
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