GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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 GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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 GTX 1050 3GB mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 641 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 248 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
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
18−20
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
27−30
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
30−35
medium / 1080p
30−35
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Battlefield 5 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
220−230
160−170
medium / 768p
190−200
130−140
ultra / 1080p
110−120
65−70
QHD / 1440p
70−75
40−45
4K / 2160p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
150−160
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 47% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
medium / 768p
100−110
70−75
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
10−12
ultra / 1080p
20−22
10−11
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
70−75
medium / 1080p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Fortnite is 67% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
30−35
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
10−12
4−5
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
35−40
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 83% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
95−100
65−70
medium / 768p
85−90
55−60
high / 1080p
35−40
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
8−9
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Metro Exodus is 87% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
65−70
35−40
medium / 768p
40−45
21−24
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
24−27
high / 768p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
April 2018
30 September 2009
Pipelines
768
1440
Core clock speed
1366 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1442 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
52.20
Floating-point performance
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
96 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1752 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
84 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
N/A
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