GeForce GTX 280 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 280

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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	30 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 280 has 686% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 671 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	5−6
ultra / 1080p	0−1	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	14−16
medium / 1080p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	21−24
medium / 1080p	5−6	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	95−100
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	21−24	24−27
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
high / 768p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	85−90	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	2−3	7−8
ultra / 1080p	2−3	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	10−12	16−18
medium / 1080p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	−
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	10−12	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	4−5	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	40−45	45−50
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	5−6	10−11
ultra / 1080p	2−3	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	1−2	4−5
ultra / 1080p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	5−6	10−11
medium / 1080p	3−4	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	70−75	75−80
medium / 1080p	90−95	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	12−14	21−24
medium / 768p	8−9	14−16
high / 1080p	4−5	8−9
ultra / 1080p	3−4	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 71% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
high / 768p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GT200	Broadway-PRO
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008	7 January 2010
Pipelines	240	800
Core clock speed	1296 MHz	625 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion/sec	20.00
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops	800.0 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	240
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 280 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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