Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 0% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Sky 500 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Sky 500 is 1 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	65−70	180−190
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 96% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	70−75	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Fortnite is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	55−60	120−130
high / 1080p	18−20	70−75
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	35−40	130−140
medium / 768p	21−24	85−90
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cypress	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009	27 March 2013
Pipelines	1440	1280
Core clock speed	725 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	76.00
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	241 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	154 GB/s
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
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+
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Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon Sky 500

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