Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 260, 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 R7 260, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 31% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5850 is 71 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	200−210
medium / 768p	130−140	170−180
ultra / 1080p	65−70	95−100
QHD / 1440p	40−45	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
medium / 768p	70−75	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−12	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	95−100
medium / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	20−22
QHD / 1440p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	65−70	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	75−80
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	6−7	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	55−60
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	35−40	50−55
medium / 768p	21−24	30−35
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
high / 768p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 2.0
Code name	Cypress	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009	17 December 2013
Pipelines	1440	768
Core clock speed	725 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	48.00
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	241 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		240 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
DDMA audio		+
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Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 260

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