ATI Radeon HD 5850
- Graphics Processor
- Cypress
- Cores
- 1440
- TMUs
- 72
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon HD 5850 was a performance-segment graphics card by ATI, launched in September 2009. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cypress graphics processor, in its Cypress PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cypress graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 334 mm² and 2,154 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition, which uses the same GPU but has all 1600 shaders enabled, ATI has disabled some shading units on the Radeon HD 5850 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1440 shading units, 72 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. ATI has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 5850, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 725 MHz, memory is running at 1000 MHz (4 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5850 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 151 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. Radeon HD 5850 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 299 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5850 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 151 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. Radeon HD 5850 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 299 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Cypress
- GPU Variant
-
Cypress PRO
(215-0735043)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 2,154 million
- Die Size
- 334 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Sep 30th, 2009
- Generation
-
Evergreen
(HD 5800)
- Predecessor
- Radeon R700
- Successor
- Northern Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 299 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 101 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 725 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1000 MHz
4 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 128.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1440
- TMUs
- 72
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 18
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 23.20 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 52.20 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float) performance
- 2.088 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 417.6 GFLOPS (1:5)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 241 mm
9.5 inches
- TDP
- 151 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- C002-37
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Cypress GPU Notes
Architecture Codename: Evergreen Graphics/Compute: GFX4 Display Core Engine: 4.0 Unified Video Decoder: 2.3 |
Retail boards based on this design (7)
Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
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HIS HD 5850 iCooler V Turbo
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765 MHz | 1125 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches |
Precision HD 5850 Laser Edition
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725 MHz | 900 MHz | |
Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic
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765 MHz | 1125 MHz | 257 mm/10.1 inches |
Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic 2 GB
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765 MHz | 1125 MHz | 2 GB, 257 mm/10.1 inches |
Sapphire HD 5850 Vapor-X
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735 MHz | 1050 MHz | 257 mm/10.1 inches |
Sapphire HD 5850 Vapor-X 2 GB
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735 MHz | 1050 MHz | 2 GB, 257 mm/10.1 inches |
XFX HD 5850 Black Edition
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765 MHz | 1125 MHz |