Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850
In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book or Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 329 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3012 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
8−9
5−6
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−12
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Battlefield 5 is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
120−130
medium / 768p
130−140
95−100
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
95−100
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 34% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
65−70
50−55
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−11
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
low / 720p
70−75
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−33
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Fortnite is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
16−18
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
6−7
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
10−11
medium / 1080p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
75−80
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Minecraft is 9% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
10−11
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
30−35
21−24
medium / 768p
21−24
14−16
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
high / 768p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
Surface Book
Broadway-PRO
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
7 January 2010
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
954 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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