ATI Radeon HD 5850 videocard review

ATI Radeon HD 5850

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
38588
1970
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
400
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
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
530.303 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
36466
0
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 1970
PassMark - G2D Mark 400
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

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76885.80
Medium, 1366x76875.60
High, 1366x76874.40
Ultra, 1920x108042.70

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768248.30
Medium, 1366x768181.60
High, 1366x768121.20
Ultra, 1920x108091.40

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72060.00
High, 1366x76859.90
Ultra, 1920x108059.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72064.40
Medium, 1366x76860.50
High, 1366x76851.10
Ultra, 1920x108040.80

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768109.20
Medium, 1366x76878.20
High, 1366x76860.40
Ultra, 1920x108024.30

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768150.60
High, 1366x768115.60
Ultra, 1920x108058.60

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768191.70
Medium, 1360x76869.20
High, 1360x76867.40
Ultra, 1920x108062.90

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60082.80
Medium, 1360x76882.90
High, 1600x90058.50
Ultra, 1920x108021.40

Left 4 Dead (2008)

Low, 640x480170.80
High, 1024x768130.60

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)

Low, 800x600231.50
Medium, 1024x768139.70
High, 1280x1024118.90

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768108.40
Medium, 1024x76866.40
High, 1024x76855.20
Ultra, 1920x108031.80

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)

High, 1024x768213.60

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 766
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