Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon RX Vega 6
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon RX Vega 6, 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 RX Vega 6, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 6 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 6 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 RX Vega 6 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon RX Vega 6
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
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 RX Vega 6 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
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 RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 90% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 6 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
160−170
120−130
medium / 768p
130−140
100−105
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
QHD / 1440p
40−45
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
18−20
high / 768p
100−110
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
10−12
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−11
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
2−3
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 RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
70−75
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
14−16
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
65−70
50−55
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
high / 1080p
18−20
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
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 125% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
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 RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
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 85% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
35−40
16−18
medium / 768p
21−24
12−14
high / 1080p
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
4K / 2160p
7−8
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 112% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
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 RX Vega 6.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon RX Vega 6
Architecture
Terascale 2
Vega
Code name
Cypress
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
30 September 2009
7 January 2018
Pipelines
1440
384
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
52.20
Floating-point performance
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
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