Radeon RX 7600M XT vs ATI HD 5850

Place in the ranking	627	151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.62	no data
Power efficiency	2.36	19.74
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Cypress	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 September 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1280 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2469 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.20	316.0
Floating-point processing power	2.088 TFLOPS	20.23 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	72	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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 4.94

RX 7600M XT 32.85
+565%

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

RX 7600M XT 13231
+566%

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

RX 7600M XT 38039
+1018%

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

RX 7600M XT 94691
+614%

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 −493%	350−400 +493%
Full HD	55 −115%	118 +115%
1440p	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
4K	4−5 −725%	33 +725%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.44	no data
1440p	37.38	no data
4K	74.75	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −855%	105 +855%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −555%	70−75 +555%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −506%	95−100 +506%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −773%	96 +773%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −555%	70−75 +555%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1059%	255 +1059%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −790%	85−90 +790%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −808%	109 +808%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −338%	70−75 +338%
Valorant	14−16 −813%	130−140 +813%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −506%	95−100 +506%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −645%	82 +645%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −555%	70−75 +555%
Dota 2	16−18 −424%	89 +424%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −180%	70 +180%
Fortnite	30−33 −423%	150−160 +423%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −845%	208 +845%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −790%	85−90 +790%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −676%	132 +676%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −650%	90 +650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −330%	180−190 +330%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −338%	70−75 +338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −600%	110−120 +600%
Valorant	14−16 −813%	130−140 +813%
World of Tanks	80−85 −231%	270−280 +231%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −506%	95−100 +506%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −564%	73 +564%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −555%	70−75 +555%
Dota 2	16−18 −553%	110−120 +553%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −264%	90−95 +264%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −718%	180 +718%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −790%	85−90 +790%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −330%	180−190 +330%
Valorant	14−16 −813%	130−140 +813%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −1300%	70 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1280%	69 +1280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −391%	160−170 +391%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
World of Tanks	35−40 −495%	220−230 +495%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −725%	65−70 +725%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −560%	30−35 +560%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1400%	120 +1400%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −700%	55−60 +700%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −2200%	92 +2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −825%	74 +825%
Valorant	14−16 −636%	100−110 +636%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1 −900%
Dota 2	16−18 −335%	74 +335%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −363%	74 +363%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −627%	100−110 +627%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −633%	21−24 +633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −363%	74 +363%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −875%	35−40 +875%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −120%	22 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Fortnite	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1180%	64 +1180%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Valorant	5−6 −960%	50−55 +960%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and RX 7600M XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600M XT is 493% faster in 900p
RX 7600M XT is 115% faster in 1080p
RX 7600M XT is 613% faster in 1440p
RX 7600M XT is 725% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 900% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7600M XT is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI HD 5850 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RX 7600M XT is ahead in 62 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.94	32.85
Recency	30 September 2009	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	120 Watt

RX 7600M XT has a 565% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 25.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600M XT 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 RX 7600M XT is a notebook one.

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