Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7850M, 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 5830 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 7850M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
40 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
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5830 has 337% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon HD 5830 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5830 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7850M is 4000 MHz.
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
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Battlefield 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
120−130
medium / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
60−65
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
90−95
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
10−11
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Far Cry 5 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
27−30
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Fortnite is 19% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Grand Theft Auto V is 21% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
10−12
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
90−95
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
75−80
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
10−12
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
30−33
21−24
medium / 768p
20−22
14−16
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 30% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN
Code name
Cypress
Heathrow Pro
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 February 2010
24 April 2012
Pipelines
1120
640
Core clock speed
800 MHz
675 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
44.80
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,792.0 gflops
864.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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