GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285M 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 GTX 285M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 285M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 285M 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 GTX 285M SLI here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 285M SLI
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 0% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce GTX 285M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 285M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 149 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
GeForce GTX 285M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 980 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
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
14−16
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
24−27
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
160−170
medium / 768p
170−180
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
65−70
QHD / 1440p
50−55
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
130−140
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
90−95
70−75
ultra / 1080p
60−65
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
70−75
medium / 1080p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Fortnite is 32% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
8−9
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
80−85
65−70
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% 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
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
50−55
35−40
medium / 768p
30−35
21−24
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
100−105
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
30−35
24−27
high / 768p
50−55
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 285M SLI
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
N10E-GTX
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
2 March 2009
30 September 2009
Pipelines
256
1440
Core clock speed
576 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 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
1020 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
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
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