ATI Radeon HD 5850 videocard review

Radeon HD 5850 videocard released by ATI; release date: 30 September 2009. At the time of release, the videocard cost $299. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on TeraScale 2 microarchitecture codenamed Cypress.

Core clock speed - 725 MHz. Boost clock speed - 725 MHz. Texture fill rate - 52.2 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1440. Floating-point performance - 2,088.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 40 nm. Transistors count - 2,154 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 151 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 1 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 128.0 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38711

1979

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1305

402

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

352097

33977

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

16.467 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

1109.612 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

1.541 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

461.690 Frames/s

42.080 Frames/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

3806 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

3715 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3358 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

3806.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

3715.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3358.000 Fps

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36540

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	1979
PassMark - G2D Mark	402
Geekbench - OpenCL	33977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	16.467 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	1109.612 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	1.541 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	42.080 Frames/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	3806 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3715 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	3806.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3715.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Games performance

1. Dirt Showdown (2012)
2. Diablo III (2012)
3. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
5. Battlefield 3 (2011)
6. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

7. StarCraft 2 (2010)
8. Metro 2033 (2010)
9. Left 4 Dead (2008)
10. Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
11. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
12. Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	85.80
Medium, 1366x768	75.60
High, 1366x768	74.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	42.70

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	248.30
Medium, 1366x768	181.60
High, 1366x768	121.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	91.40

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	60.00
High, 1366x768	59.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	59.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	64.40
Medium, 1366x768	60.50
High, 1366x768	51.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	40.80

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	109.20
Medium, 1366x768	78.20
High, 1366x768	60.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	24.30

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	150.60
High, 1366x768	115.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	58.60

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	191.70
Medium, 1360x768	69.20
High, 1360x768	67.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	62.90

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	82.80
Medium, 1360x768	82.90
High, 1600x900	58.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	21.40

Left 4 Dead (2008)

Low, 640x480	170.80
High, 1024x768	130.60

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)

Low, 800x600	231.50
Medium, 1024x768	139.70
High, 1280x1024	118.90

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	108.40
Medium, 1024x768	66.40
High, 1024x768	55.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.80

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)

High, 1024x768

213.60

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2
Code name	Cypress
Design	ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
Launch date	30 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
Place in performance rating	757
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	725 MHz
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm
Pipelines	1440
Texture fill rate	52.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	151 Watt
Transistor count	2,154 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity