Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R9 M385
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M385 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 R9 M385 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R9 M385 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 R9 M385 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.
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
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Battlefield 5 is 69% 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 R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
170−180
medium / 768p
95−100
140−150
ultra / 1080p
45−50
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
75−80
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Dota 2 is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Fortnite is 56% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Forza Horizon 4 is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Grand Theft Auto V is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−11
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
20−22
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
21−24
35−40
medium / 768p
14−16
24−27
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in World of Tanks is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Radeon R9 M385
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Broadway-PRO
Strato
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
16 June 2015
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
56.00
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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