Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M270X 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 R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Radeon R9 M270X

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:

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Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 100 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	6−7
ultra / 1080p	3−4	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 768p	95−100	100−110
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	24−27	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	70−75	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	7−8	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	18−20
medium / 1080p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
low / 720p	55−60	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Fortnite is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	4−5	4−5
ultra / 1080p	2−3	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	12−14
medium / 1080p	5−6	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	75−80	80−85
medium / 1080p	90−95	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Minecraft is 1% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	10−12
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	21−24	24−27
medium / 768p	14−16	16−18
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
high / 768p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Broadway-PRO	Venus
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	21 March 2014
Pipelines	800	640
Core clock speed	625 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock		775 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00	31.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1125 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	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M270X

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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