ATI Radeon HD 5850 vs Titan X Pascal

Place in the ranking	157	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.92	0.64
Power efficiency	9.28	2.34
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP102	Cypress
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 August 2016 (8 years ago)	30 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Titan X Pascal has 981% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.

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	3584	1440
Core clock speed	1417 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	151 Watt
Texture fill rate	342.9	52.20
Floating-point processing power	10.97 TFLOPS	2.088 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	224	72

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1251 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480.4 GB/s	128.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

API compatibility

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

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

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.

Titan X Pascal 33.82
+555%

ATI HD 5850 5.16

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.

Titan X Pascal 13026
+555%

ATI HD 5850 1988

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.

Titan X Pascal 35981
+958%

ATI HD 5850 3401

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.

Titan X Pascal 100948
+661%

ATI HD 5850 13267

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	350−400 +493%	59 −493%
Full HD	126 +125%	56 −125%
1440p	72 +620%	10−12 −620%
4K	56 +600%	8−9 −600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.52	5.34
1440p	16.65	29.90
4K	21.41	37.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
+778%

9−10

−778%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +643%	14−16 −643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +1800%	5−6 −1800%
Battlefield 5	174 +1238%	12−14 −1238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	108 +882%	10−12 −882%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +767%	9−10 −767%
Far Cry 5	121 +1000%	10−12 −1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	138 +886%	14−16 −886%
Forza Horizon 4	240 +627%	30−35 −627%
Hitman 3	104 +845%	10−12 −845%
Horizon Zero Dawn	296 +797%	30−35 −797%
Metro Exodus	143 +1092%	12−14 −1092%
Red Dead Redemption 2	125 +793%	14−16 −793%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	161 +794%	18−20 −794%
Watch Dogs: Legion	226 +381%	45−50 −381%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +764%	14−16 −764%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 +1600%	5−6 −1600%
Battlefield 5	165 +1169%	12−14 −1169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	98 +791%	10−12 −791%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +667%	9−10 −667%
Far Cry 5	92 +736%	10−12 −736%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +671%	14−16 −671%
Forza Horizon 4	225 +582%	30−35 −582%
Hitman 3	104 +845%	10−12 −845%
Horizon Zero Dawn	275 +733%	30−35 −733%
Metro Exodus	143 +1092%	12−14 −1092%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 +629%	14−16 −629%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	194 +978%	18−20 −978%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 +433%	18−20 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	216 +360%	45−50 −360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +379%	14−16 −379%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	63 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 +582%	10−12 −582%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +556%	9−10 −556%
Far Cry 5	67 +509%	10−12 −509%
Forza Horizon 4	112 +239%	30−35 −239%
Hitman 3	93 +745%	10−12 −745%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150 +355%	30−35 −355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +828%	18−20 −828%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +428%	18−20 −428%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 +36.2%	45−50 −36.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

118
+743%

14−16

−743%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +540%	10−11 −540%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +538%	8−9 −538%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +1350%	4−5 −1350%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +1800%	2−3 −1800%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +550%	6−7 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +1508%	12−14 −1508%
Hitman 3	66 +633%	9−10 −633%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +883%	12−14 −883%
Metro Exodus	101 +3267%	3−4 −3267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	122 +578%	18−20 −578%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	212 +563%	30−35 −563%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

92
+922%

9−10

−922%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +1475%	4−5 −1475%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Hitman 3	39 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +1513%	8−9 −1513%
Metro Exodus	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +6700%	1−2 −6700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	18	0−1
Far Cry 5	33 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	73 +1725%	4−5 −1725%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +600%	10−11 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

47
+683%

6−7

−683%

This is how Titan X Pascal and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:

Titan X Pascal is 493% faster in 900p
Titan X Pascal is 125% faster in 1080p
Titan X Pascal is 620% faster in 1440p
Titan X Pascal is 600% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 6700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Titan X Pascal surpassed ATI HD 5850 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.82	5.16
Recency	2 August 2016	30 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	151 Watt

Titan X Pascal has a 555.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 5850, on the other hand, has 65.6% lower power consumption.

The Titan X Pascal is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.

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