GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon HD 5850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 950 stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
90 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
350 Watt
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Radeon HD 5850 has 67% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 299 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5850 is 234 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
9−10
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
55−60
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
60−65
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
250−260
160−170
medium / 768p
220−230
130−140
ultra / 1080p
180−190
65−70
QHD / 1440p
110−120
40−45
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 96% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
110−120
70−75
ultra / 1080p
100−110
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
40−45
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
60−65
18−20
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Fortnite is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
30−35
4−5
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
65−70
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
140−150
65−70
medium / 768p
120−130
55−60
high / 1080p
70−75
18−20
ultra / 1080p
30−35
8−9
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
30−35
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
130−140
35−40
medium / 768p
85−90
21−24
high / 1080p
45−50
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
8−9
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
50−55
24−27
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM206
Cypress
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
20 August 2015
30 September 2009
Pipelines
768
1440
Core clock speed
1024 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1188 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
49.2 billion/sec
52.20
Floating-point performance
1,825 gflops
2,088.0 gflops
Length
7.938" (20.2 cm)
241 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6.6 GB/s
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
105.6 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
768
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
233 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
9.97 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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