Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

In this comparison between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 Radeon HD 5850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 5850 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 5 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
  • Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 10−12
medium / 1080p 12−14 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 5850 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Terascale 2
Code name Cypress
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 30 September 2009 1 August 2013
Pipelines 1440 768
Core clock speed 725 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.20
Floating-point performance 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size medium sized
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