GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 5850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5850
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 151 Watt
5.15

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61425
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5940.88
Power efficiency2.4614.25
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCypressGA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 September 2009 (15 years ago)11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 6829% 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 cores14408960
Core clock speed725 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate52.20478.8
Floating-point processing power2.088 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs72280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s912.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

ATI HD 5850 5.15
RTX 3080 12 GB 69.14
+1243%

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.

ATI HD 5850 1988
RTX 3080 12 GB 26678
+1242%

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.

ATI HD 5850 13267
RTX 3080 12 GB 44533
+236%

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.

ATI HD 5850 3401
RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+6284%

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:

900p59
−1171%
750−800
+1171%
Full HD55
−245%
190
+245%
1440p9−10
−1289%
125
+1289%
4K6−7
−1300%
84
+1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1389%
130−140
+1389%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−1600%
220−230
+1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−982%
110−120
+982%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1389%
130−140
+1389%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−964%
110−120
+964%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−1107%
160−170
+1107%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−618%
230−240
+618%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−664%
250−260
+664%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1192%
150−160
+1192%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−764%
120−130
+764%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−1511%
290−300
+1511%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−223%
150−160
+223%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−1600%
220−230
+1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−982%
110−120
+982%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1389%
130−140
+1389%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−964%
110−120
+964%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−1107%
160−170
+1107%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−618%
230−240
+618%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−664%
250−260
+664%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1192%
150−160
+1192%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−764%
120−130
+764%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−1878%
356
+1878%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−722%
140−150
+722%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−223%
150−160
+223%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−982%
110−120
+982%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1389%
130−140
+1389%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−964%
110−120
+964%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−618%
230−240
+618%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−697%
263
+697%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−1644%
314
+1644%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−817%
165
+817%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−102%
95
+102%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−764%
120−130
+764%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1550%
160−170
+1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1520%
80−85
+1520%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 85−90
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1925%
80−85
+1925%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3550%
70−75
+3550%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2158%
270−280
+2158%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1022%
100−110
+1022%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1617%
206
+1617%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−3767%
116
+3767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3000%
120−130
+3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−647%
230−240
+647%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1167%
110−120
+1167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2075%
85−90
+2075%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−7700%
78
+7700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2725%
220−230
+2725%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5350%
100−110
+5350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−13100%
132
+13100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1800%
55−60
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−35
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2875%
110−120
+2875%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1133%
70−75
+1133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 236
+0%
236
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 142
+0%
142
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5850 and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 1171% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 245% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 1289% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 1300% 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 RTX 3080 12 GB is 13100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.15 69.14
Recency 30 September 2009 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 350 Watt

ATI HD 5850 has 131.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 1242.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.


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