Radeon 880M vs ATI HD 5850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5850 with Radeon 880M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5850
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 151 Watt
5.16

880M outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a whopping 292% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking621270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.57no data
Power efficiency2.3592.93
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameCypressStrix Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 September 2009 (15 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1440512
Core clock speed725 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate52.2092.80
Floating-point processing power2.088 TFLOPS2.97 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs7232
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/sno data
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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 5.16
Radeon 880M 20.24
+292%

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.

ATI HD 5850 1988
Radeon 880M 7800
+292%

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
Radeon 880M 13892
+308%

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
−290%
230−240
+290%
Full HD56
+64.7%
34
−64.7%
1440p5−6
−360%
23
+360%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.34no data
1440p59.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−264%
120−130
+264%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−264%
120−130
+264%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−264%
120−130
+264%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−283%
180−190
+283%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 290% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5850 is 65% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 880M is 360% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, ATI HD 5850 surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.16 20.24
Recency 30 September 2009 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 880M has a 292.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 906.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 880M 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 Radeon 880M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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