Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon RX 640

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon RX 640, 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 RX 640, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX 640 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 640 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 RX 640 here:

Radeon RX 640 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon RX 640
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 202% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 640.
Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 640 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 640 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 640 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 640 is 493 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 640 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 640 is 4000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	16−18
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	14−16	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon RX 640 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	130−140
medium / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
QHD / 1440p	40−45	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	12−14
high / 768p	100−110	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	90−95	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	10−12	7−8
ultra / 1080p	10−11	5−6
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	18−20	7−8
ultra / 1080p	12−14	0−1
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	70−75	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 41% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	16−18	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	65−70	50−55
medium / 768p	55−60	−
high / 1080p	18−20	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
medium / 720p	−	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	6−7	3−4
ultra / 1080p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	18−20	10−11
medium / 1080p	8−9	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	18−20	6−7
ultra / 1080p	14−16	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon RX 640.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	18−20	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	35−40	21−24
medium / 768p	21−24	14−16
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 70% more, than Radeon RX 640.
low / 768p	90−95	75−80
medium / 768p	50−55	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
high / 768p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Radeon RX 640.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon RX 640
Architecture	Terascale 2	Polaris
Code name	Cypress	Polaris 12
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 September 2009	12 August 2019
Pipelines	1440	640
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1218 MHz
Boost Clock		1218 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	38.98
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops
Length	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon RX 640

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