UHD Graphics 750 vs ATI Radeon HD 5850

Place in the ranking	621	662
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.65	no data
Power efficiency	2.34	20.58
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Cypress	Rocket Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009 (15 years ago)	30 March 2021 (3 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	256
Core clock speed	725 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.20	20.80
Floating-point processing power	2.088 TFLOPS	0.6656 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	72	16

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	Ring Bus
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	no data

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	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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
+14.7%

UHD Graphics 750 4.50

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
+14.7%

UHD Graphics 750 1733

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 +18%	50−55 −18%
Full HD	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.34

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+28.6%

7−8

−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +17.9%	27−30 −17.9%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +6.8%	40−45 −6.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +17.9%	27−30 −17.9%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +6.8%	40−45 −6.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +17.9%	27−30 −17.9%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +6.8%	40−45 −6.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+16.7%

12−14

−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +14.3%	27−30 −14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and UHD Graphics 750 compete in popular games:

ATI HD 5850 is 18% faster in 900p
ATI HD 5850 is 24% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI HD 5850 is ahead in 53 tests (85%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.16	4.50
Recency	30 September 2009	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	15 Watt

ATI HD 5850 has a 14.7% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 750, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 906.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5850 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 750 in performance tests.

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