Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 250
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 250 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 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
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R7 250 has 150% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 250 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.
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
5−6
3−4
ultra / 1080p
3−4
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
10−11
6−7
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 44% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 13% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
2−3
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
9−10
medium / 1080p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
7−8
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
21−24
18−20
medium / 768p
14−16
12−14
high / 1080p
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
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 Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Broadway-PRO
Oland XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
1 October 2013
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
25.20
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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