GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

When choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Mobility Radeon HD 5850, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
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GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q or Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Laptops

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 283% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 7 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 476 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 6000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 5−6
ultra / 1080p 21−24 3−4
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11 −
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Broadway-PRO
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2017 7 January 2010
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 20.00
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large large
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