GeForce GTX 950 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 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 950 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 950 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 399 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 1994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 5−6
ultra / 1080p 21−24 3−4
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM206 Broadway-PRO
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 August 2015 7 January 2010
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 20.00
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 64 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
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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