GeForce GT 1030 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Mobility 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 GT 1030 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 30 Watt.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 1030 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 603 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 4000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
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
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
14−16
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
18−20
9−10
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 1030 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
120−130
medium / 768p
160−170
95−100
ultra / 1080p
85−90
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
130−140
70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 73% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
85−90
50−55
ultra / 1080p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
4K / 2160p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
55−60
medium / 1080p
45−50
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Fortnite is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−11
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
70−75
40−45
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−12
5−6
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Grand Theft Auto V is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
8−9
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
10−11
medium / 1080p
10−12
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Metro Exodus is 140% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
75−80
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 47% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
10−11
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 88% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
21−24
medium / 768p
30−33
14−16
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 116% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−35
16−18
high / 768p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
N17P-G1
Broadway-PRO
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
17 May 2017
7 January 2010
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1670 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
35.23
20.00
Floating-point performance
1,127 gflops
800.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
48.06 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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.11 kh/s
Laptop size
large
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