Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 or Radeon HD 6990M here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
Check Price
Check Price
Radeon HD 6990M has 233% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6990M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M is 90 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
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
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
30−33
medium / 1080p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
200−210
medium / 768p
95−100
170−180
ultra / 1080p
45−50
90−95
QHD / 1440p
24−27
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 65% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
4K / 2160p
3−4
6−7
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
7−8
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
95−100
medium / 1080p
18−20
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 92% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 121% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
40−45
70−75
high / 1080p
10−11
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 84% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
2−3
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
10−11
27−30
medium / 1080p
5−6
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Metro Exodus is 180% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 24% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
21−24
50−55
medium / 768p
14−16
30−35
high / 1080p
8−9
18−20
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
80−85
100−105
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 44% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
Terascale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Broadway-PRO
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
12 July 2011
Pipelines
800
1120
Core clock speed
625 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
40.04
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Laptop size
large
large
Check Price
Check Price
