Radeon RX 5700 vs HD 5850

Place in performance ranking	588	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.81	80.01
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Cypress	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009 (14 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$349
Current price	$120 (0.4x MSRP)	$116 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 has 9778% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.

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	2304
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1465 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.20	248.4
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	no data

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	268 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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

RX 5700 37.49
+628%

RX 5700 outperforms HD 5850 by 628% based on our aggregate 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

RX 5700 14478
+628%

RX 5700 outperforms HD 5850 by 628% in Passmark.

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

RX 5700 31470
+825%

RX 5700 outperforms HD 5850 by 825% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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

RX 5700 91993
+593%

RX 5700 outperforms HD 5850 by 593% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 −578%	400−450 +578%
Full HD	58 −94.8%	113 +94.8%
1440p	9−10 −644%	67 +644%
4K	5−6 −760%	43 +760%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	no data
Battlefield 5	12−14	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	no data
Battlefield 5	12−14	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	no data
Hitman 3	9−10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Metro Exodus	3−4	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	no data
Hitman 3	1−2	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	3−4	no data
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	no data
Metro Exodus	6−7	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −560%	350−400 +560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108 −594%	750−800 +594%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

RX 5700 is 578% faster in 900p
RX 5700 is 95% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 is 644% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 is 760% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.15	37.49
Recency	30 September 2009	7 July 2019
Cost	$299	$349
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	180 Watt