GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 5850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 5850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 8800M GTX SLI 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 GeForce 8800M GTX SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.
  • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 5850
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB8E-GTX Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 19 November 2007 30 September 2009
Pipelines 192 1440
Core clock speed 500 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.20
Floating-point performance 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large
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