Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 270X. 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 270X. 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.

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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:

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 500% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 328% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	40−45
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−11	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 292% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	120−130	240−250
medium / 768p	95−100	210−220
ultra / 1080p	45−50	140−150
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	70−75	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 147% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	7−8	30−35
ultra / 1080p	6−7	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	3−4	10−11
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 312% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	140−150
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 204% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 264% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	40−45	100−110
high / 1080p	10−11	50−55
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 180% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	4−5	16−18
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	10−11	45−50
medium / 1080p	5−6	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 400% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	75−80	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 90% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	10−11	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	21−24	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	55−60
high / 1080p	8−9	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 316% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	80−85	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 51% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Broadway-PRO	Curacao XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	8 October 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00	84.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	179.2 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)		318 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 270X

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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