NVS 510 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with NVS 510, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5850
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
1.91
+6.7%

ATI Mobility HD 5850 outperforms NVS 510 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking909925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Power efficiency4.383.52
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBroadwayGK107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores800192
Core clock speed500 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate20.0012.75
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4016

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data160 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s28.51 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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:

900p19
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Full HD23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data21.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Elden Ring 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Dota 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Elden Ring 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Fortnite 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
World of Tanks 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Dota 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
World of Tanks 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Valorant 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Elden Ring 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Valorant 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5850 and NVS 510 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 19% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 10% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 1.79
Recency 7 January 2010 23 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 35 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5850 has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

NVS 510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and NVS 510.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a notebook card while NVS 510 is a workstation one.


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