Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M275

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M275, 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 R9 M275, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 R9 M275 here:

Radeon R9 M275 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP)	151 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	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M275 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M275 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 2500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	0−1
ultra / 1080p	5−6	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 112% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	16−18	5−6
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	16−18
medium / 1080p	16−18	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 150% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	−	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M275 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	160−170	110−120
medium / 768p	130−140	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	40−45
QHD / 1440p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	27−30	18−20
high / 768p	100−110	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M275 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	70−75	50−55
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	10−12	1−2
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 220% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	5−6
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 70% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	16−18	6−7
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	18−20	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 144% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	65−70	45−50
medium / 768p	55−60	−
high / 1080p	18−20	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 63% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	6−7	3−4
ultra / 1080p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	7−8
medium / 1080p	8−9	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
high / 1080p	−	70−75
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 41% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	8−9
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 62% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	35−40	16−18
medium / 768p	21−24	12−14
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M275.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
high / 768p	40−45	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R9 M275
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Venus
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 September 2009	1 August 2014
Pipelines	1440	640
Core clock speed	725 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	37.00
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	1,184 gflops
Length	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	4500 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		122 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M275

Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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