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AMD Radeon HD 5850

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 is a graphics card released on September 30, 2009. It has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory, 128.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 725 MHz and a 151 W board power rating. It scores 1,943 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 1.2.

Cypress PRO

7/10 key specs recorded · 32 facts

Depth: 31 recorded fields, 4 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

1 GB

GDDR5

Boost clock

725 MHz

Board power

151 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 scores 1,943 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 65.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,012), measured across 2,934 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 417.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,943

Rank #1,012
Faster than 65.7% of 2,658 GPUs
2,934 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 47 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 56.9% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 15 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 56.6% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 13 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 38.8% of 1,430 GPUs

GPU Compute 927 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 45.3% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon HD 5850 averages DirectX 9 47 fps, DirectX 10 15 fps, DirectX 11 13 fps and GPU Compute 927 ops/s, across 2,934 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.1 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 725,725 MHz

Memory clock 1000,1000 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 151 W

First benchmarked 2012-08-17

Samples 2,934

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon HD 5850 states the PCIe 2.1 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 725,725 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2012-08-17. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename Cypress PRO

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 uses the Cypress PRO graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock Not recorded

Boost clock 725 MHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 boosts to 725 MHz.

Memory

Size 1 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory and delivers 128.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 has a board power rating of 151 W and it connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.

Board power (TDP) 151 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.1 x16

Market

Launched September 30, 2009

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon HD 5000 Series

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 was released on September 30, 2009.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,943

PassMark G2D 417

Rank #1,012

Samples 2,934

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 1.2.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

OpenCL 1.2

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon HD 5850. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon HD 5850.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 offers outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Link DVI.

Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Link DVI

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ATI Radeon HD 5850.

Other names (PassMark) ATI Radeon HD 5850

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon HD 5850 have?

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory. Its memory bandwidth is 128.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon HD 5850 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 has a board power rating of 151 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon HD 5850?

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 scores 1,943 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 65.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,012.

What bus interface does the AMD Radeon HD 5850 use?

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.

When was the AMD Radeon HD 5850 released?

The AMD Radeon HD 5850 was released on September 30, 2009.

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