Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 34 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	30−35	110−120
medium / 1080p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 270% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	65−70	190−200
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 98% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	24−27	85−90
medium / 1080p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 316% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	65−70
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	70−75	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 214% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	65−70
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 277% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	55−60	130−140
high / 1080p	18−20	75−80
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 155% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 325% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	35−40	140−150
medium / 768p	21−24	90−95
high / 1080p	12−14	50−55
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 294% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	55−60
high / 768p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1440	2816
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	176.0
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	241 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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