ATI HD 5850 vs AMD R9 M270X

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Combined performance score

R9 M270X
3.11

HD 5850 outperforms R9 M270X by 65% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking713583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.78
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameVenusCypress
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 March 2014 (10 years old)30 September 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299
Current priceno data$120 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores6401440
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed725 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data151 Watt
Texture fill rate31.0052.20
Floating-point performance1,536 gflops2,088.0 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s128.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data

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.

R9 M270X 3.11
ATI HD 5850 5.13
+65%

HD 5850 outperforms R9 M270X by 65% in our combined 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%

R9 M270X 1204
ATI HD 5850 1988
+65.1%

HD 5850 outperforms R9 M270X by 65% in Passmark.

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:

900p35−40
−68.6%
59
+68.6%
Full HD30−35
−90%
57
+90%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.11 5.13
Recency 21 March 2014 30 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon HD 5850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M270X in performance tests.


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