GeForce GTX 480M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 480M will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 480M or Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480M has 233% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 225 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 5−6
ultra / 1080p 6−7 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Broadway-PRO
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 25 May 2010 7 January 2010
Pipelines 352 800
Core clock speed 850 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 20.00
Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large large
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