Radeon HD 5850 vs R9 M360

Place in performance ranking	614	588
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	0.81
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Tropo	Cypress
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	30 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299
Current price	$1140	$120 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5850 has 1057% better value for money than R9 M360.

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	512	1440
Compute units	8	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	151 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.60	52.20
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops	2,088.0 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	128.0 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	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	no data	N/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 M360 4.72

ATI HD 5850 5.15
+9.1%

HD 5850 outperforms R9 M360 by 9% 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%

R9 M360 1822

ATI HD 5850 1988
+9.1%

HD 5850 outperforms R9 M360 by 9% 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:

900p	50−55 −18%	59 +18%
Full HD	50−55 −16%	58 +16%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−12.5%

9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−16.7%

14−16
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−12.5%

9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	1−2