GeForce GTX 260 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 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 260 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.
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 GTX 260
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 260 has 506% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 617 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 260 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 1001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
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
3−4
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
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 260.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
70−75
70−75
GeForce GTX 260 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
9−10
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
10−11
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
65−70
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
75−80
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
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 260.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
18−20
21−24
medium / 768p
12−14
14−16
high / 1080p
6−7
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
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 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
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
192
800
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
625 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
20.00
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
800.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
448 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
999 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
111.9 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
192
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
30 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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