Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M385X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M385X 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 R9 M385X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.
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
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M385X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
150−160
medium / 768p
130−140
120−130
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
QHD / 1440p
40−45
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
65−70
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
90−95
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
35−40
30−35
medium / 768p
21−24
20−22
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Cypress
Strato-XT-M3
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
30 September 2009
16 June 2015
Pipelines
1440
896
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
52.20
61.60
Floating-point performance
2,088.0 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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