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GPU

Unspecified

Radeon HD 5850

Graphics processor

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Memory bus: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 128 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Car Chase OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

64.40^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Tessellation OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

26.12^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

252.27^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High TierWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

52.00^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High TierWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

54.54^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal TierWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

80.77^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal TierWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

89.63^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Car ChaseWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

64.24^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Linux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

49.07^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

52.81^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Manhattan 3.1Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

90.58^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

ManhattanWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

59.93^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

ManhattanWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

59.80^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

59.97^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

59.90^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

TessellationLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5850

23.12^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5850

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark1,948^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark404^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark1,966^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark573^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark2,279^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Process node: 40 nm^*
GPU base clock: 725 MHz^*

Memory & storage

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 128 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 27 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,088^* GFLOPS
TDP: 151^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5850^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,154^*
Die size: 334^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 128^*

Specifications 2 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

1,948^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 5850^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 5850^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 5850^*
GPU Chip: Cypress^*
Released: Sep 30th, 2009^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 725^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,000^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 1440 / 72 / 32^*

Specifications 4 · 9 fields

model

Radeon HD 5850^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

core config

1440:72:32^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

tdp watts

27.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

launch date

2009-09-30 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

code name

Cypress PRO^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

fab nm

40.0^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.1 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

core clock mhz

725.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5850^*

Specifications 5 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,088^* GFLOPS
TDP: 151^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5850^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,154^*
Die size: 334^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 128^*

Specifications 6 · 56 fields

Brand: ATI^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Cypress^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,154 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 334^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Sep 30th, 2009^*
Graphics Card Generation: Evergreen (HD 5800)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Northern Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 5850^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 725^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 128^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 72^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Cypress^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 23.20 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 52.20 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 151^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.3a 1x DisplayPort 1.1^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C00237-00^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.2 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.4^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.2^*
source file: ati2009.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Radeon R700^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 299 USD^*
Board Design Length: 241 mm 9.5 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Cypress PRO (215-0735043)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 6.4M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 111 mm 4.4 inches^*
Board Design Width: 37 mm 1.5 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 101 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 72^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.0^*
Top CORES: 1,440^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,440^*
Render Config Compute Units: 18^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.088^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 417.6 GFLOPS (1:5)
Render Config L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

name: Radeon HD 5850^*
price: $79.99*^*
3dmark: 2,279^*
value: 28.5^*
2dmark: 573^*
tdp: 151^*
powerperf: 15^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 8 · 9 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 5850^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

1,966^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

404^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

288.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

6.8^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

151^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

13.02^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 9 · 27 fields

manufacturer: ATI^*
manufacturer: ATI^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Cypress^*
gpuChip: Blackcomb^*
productName: Radeon HD 5850^*
productName: Radeon HD 5850^*
releaseYear: 2,009^*
releaseYear: 2,009^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 725^*
gpuClock: 680^*
memClock: 1,000^*
memClock: 900^*
unifiedShader: 960^*
unifiedShader: 1,440^*
tmu: 48^*
tmu: 72^*

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