Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon 520
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon 520 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 520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon 520 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 or Radeon 520 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon 520
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
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon 520 has 66% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 405 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 250 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
5−6
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
1−2
medium / 1080p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−11
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
120−130
55−60
medium / 768p
95−100
30−33
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
high / 768p
70−75
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
10−11
ultra / 1080p
27−30
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
7−8
−
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 159% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
10−11
0−1
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
medium / 768p
40−45
−
high / 1080p
10−11
0−1
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
4−5
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−11
0−1
medium / 1080p
5−6
−
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
85−90
27−30
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 69% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
27−30
10−11
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 120% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−11
0−1
low / 768p
21−24
0−1
medium / 768p
14−16
−
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
low / 768p
80−85
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
high / 768p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 108% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon 520
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Broadway-PRO
Oland
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
21 March 2017
Pipelines
800
320
Core clock speed
625 MHz
1030 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
20.60
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
659.2 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
16 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
Laptop size
large
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