GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 285 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 GTX 285 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 35% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 751 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5850 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 758 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 9−10 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200B Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 30 September 2009
Pipelines 240 1440
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 52.20
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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