GeForce MX130 vs Radeon HD 5850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX130 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 MX130 stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX130 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX130 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 GeForce MX130 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX130 Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 403% more power consumption, than GeForce MX130.
  • GeForce MX130 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce MX130 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce MX130 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX130 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 397 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce MX130 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 3012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX130 Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name N16S-GTR Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 January 2018 30 September 2009
Pipelines 384 1440
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 29.81 52.20
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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