ATI Radeon HD 5850 vs RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile with Radeon HD 5850, including specs and performance data.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.97
+35.1%

RX 550 Mobile outperforms ATI HD 5850 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking555621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.470.65
Power efficiency9.562.34
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameLexaCypress
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)30 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 Mobile has 588% 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 cores6401440
Core clock speed1100 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt151 Watt
Texture fill rate51.4852.20
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS2.088 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4072

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 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s128.0 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

RX 550 Mobile 6.97
+35.1%
ATI HD 5850 5.16

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.

RX 550 Mobile 4559
+34%
ATI HD 5850 3401

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 HD16
−250%
56
+250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.005.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%
Hitman 3 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+12.8%
45−50
−12.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%
Hitman 3 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+12.8%
45−50
−12.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4
−1075%
45−50
+1075%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Hitman 3 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+37.5%
30−35
−37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and ATI HD 5850 compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is 27% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5850 is 250% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 200% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5850 is 1075% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
  • ATI HD 5850 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.97 5.16
Recency 2 July 2017 30 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 151 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has a 35.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 202% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5850 is a desktop one.


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