ATI Radeon HD 5850 vs GeForce GT 750M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 750M SLI with Radeon HD 5850, including specs and performance data.

GT 750M SLI
2013
2x 2 GB DDR3, GDDR5
6.94
+34.2%

GT 750M SLI outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking558623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.64
Power efficiencyno data2.36
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN14P-GTCypress
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)30 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 cores7681440
Core clock speed967 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors1300 Million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data151 Watt
Texture fill rateno data52.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.088 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data72

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 - 5000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1111.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
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.

GT 750M SLI 6.94
+34.2%
ATI HD 5850 5.17

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.

GT 750M SLI 4634
+36.3%
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.

GT 750M SLI 16142
+21.7%
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:

900p75−80
+27.1%
59
−27.1%
Full HD53
−3.8%
55
+3.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Elden Ring 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Valorant 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Elden Ring 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Fortnite 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+27.3%
40−45
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Valorant 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
World of Tanks 163
+94%
80−85
−94%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+27.3%
40−45
−27.3%
Valorant 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Elden Ring 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+18.2%
30−35
−18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
World of Tanks 50−55
+35.1%
35−40
−35.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Valorant 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Elden Ring 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Fortnite 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

This is how GT 750M SLI and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:

  • GT 750M SLI is 27% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5850 is 4% 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 GT 750M SLI is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 750M SLI is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.94 5.17
Recency 1 April 2013 30 September 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GT 750M SLI has a 34.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 750M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 750M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5850 is a desktop one.


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