Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon RX 550X

    In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon RX 550X 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 RX 550X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Check Price
    Radeon RX 550X

    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 RX 550X
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
      Check Price
    • Radeon RX 550X has 66% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 550X has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 475 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 4000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 5−6 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 21−24
    medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Radeon RX 550X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Broadway-PRO Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2010 16 December 2018
    Pipelines 800 512
    Core clock speed 625 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.00 37.86
    Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
      Check Price

    Similar compares