ATI Radeon HD 5850 vs GeForce GTX TITAN

Place in the ranking	261	623
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.27	0.64
Power efficiency	5.89	2.36
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GK110	Cypress
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 February 2013 (11 years ago)	30 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN has 411% 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	2688	1440
Core clock speed	837 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,080 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	151 Watt
Texture fill rate	196.2	52.20
Floating-point processing power	4.709 TFLOPS	2.088 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	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.

GTX TITAN 21.39
+314%

ATI HD 5850 5.17

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.

GTX TITAN 8223
+314%

ATI HD 5850 1988

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	240−250 +307%	59 −307%
Full HD	220−230 +300%	55 −300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.54
+19.7%

5.44

−19.7%

GTX TITAN has 20% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
World of Tanks	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GTX TITAN and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:

GTX TITAN is 307% faster in 900p
GTX TITAN is 300% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.39	5.17
Recency	19 February 2013	30 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	151 Watt

GTX TITAN has a 313.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

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

The GeForce GTX TITAN 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.