Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon HD 6770

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6770, 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 Radeon HD 5850 stacks up against Radeon HD 6770, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon HD 6770
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	108 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 39% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6770.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6770 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6770 - with TeraScale 2.
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6770 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5850 is 43 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6770.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6770.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	3−4
ultra / 1080p	5−6	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	16−18	7−8
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	20−22
medium / 1080p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6770 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	120−130
medium / 768p	130−140	95−100
ultra / 1080p	65−70	45−50
QHD / 1440p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
high / 768p	100−110	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	27−30	20−22
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6770 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	75−80
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	10−12	4−5
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
4K / 2160p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	70−75	55−60
medium / 1080p	30−35	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 47% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	16−18	7−8
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	65−70	45−50
medium / 768p	55−60	−
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	6−7	2−3
ultra / 1080p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	8−9
medium / 1080p	8−9	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
high / 1080p	−	65−70
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	7−8
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	35−40	18−20
medium / 768p	21−24	12−14
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 112% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	50−55	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
high / 768p	40−45	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon HD 6770
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Cypress	Juniper
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009	21 January 2011
Pipelines	1440	800
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	34.00
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	1,360.0 gflops
Length	241 mm	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		118 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon HD 6770

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