GeForce 920M vs Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce 920M and Radeon HD 5850 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 GeForce 920M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 920M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 920M 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 920M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 357% more power consumption, than GeForce 920M.
  • GeForce 920M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 920M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce 920M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 920M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 920M is 229 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce 920M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce 920M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce 920M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name N16V-GM-S Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 27 January 2015 30 September 2009
Pipelines 384 1440
Core clock speed 954 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 52.20
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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