Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is 95 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	3−4	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	18−20
medium / 1080p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Battlefield 5 is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	140−150
medium / 768p	95−100	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	55−60
QHD / 1440p	24−27	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	70−75	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
4K / 2160p	3−4	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Far Cry 5 is 37% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
low / 720p	55−60	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	4−5	5−6
ultra / 1080p	2−3	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	14−16
medium / 1080p	5−6	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
high / 1080p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	75−80	80−85
medium / 1080p	90−95	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	21−24	27−30
medium / 768p	14−16	18−20
high / 1080p	8−9	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
high / 768p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Broadway-PRO	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	14 January 2014
Pipelines	800	384
Core clock speed	625 MHz	720 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	+
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Laptop size	large
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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