Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card Review


Testing – Futuremark
The first testing I did was with Futuremark gaming benchmarks.  I used the Graphics test of PCMark05, 3DMark06, and 3DMark Vantage.  I compared the Sapphire HD 5850 with a geForce GTX 260.  The GTX 260 was significantly more powerful than the Radeon HD 4850, and cost about $150 more when released.  Prices have dropped to below $200 for the reference models and this 1792MB version runs about $220.  Yeah, it’s cheaper than the HD 5850, but uses more power and doesn’t support DX11.  Plus, it was the graphics card I was using at the time.  I ran the HD 5850 both at stock clock and at my overclock.

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The Radeon HD 5850 beat the GTX 260 in all three tests.  But, ATI cards seem to do better with Futuremark testing, so we’ll be able to tell more with the gaming tests.

40 comments
  1. Yes, the vapor x is much better than the stock cooler, definately worth the extra $, and saves you the hassle of installing an aftermarket cooler

  2. Yes, the vapor x is much better than the stock cooler, definately worth the extra $, and saves you the hassle of installing an aftermarket cooler

  3. my friend… you´ve tested an ATI 5850 that runs great with Dx11 and GTX260 do not suport this version. Lets await for a newer version from nVidia´s board VGA that suport a greater frequency , a large bandwith and optimisations for DirecX 11. nVidia rocks !!!!

  4. my friend… you´ve tested an ATI 5850 that runs great with Dx11 and GTX260 do not suport this version. Lets await for a newer version from nVidia´s board VGA that suport a greater frequency , a large bandwith and optimisations for DirecX 11. nVidia rocks !!!!

  5. why nvidia rocks? coz ur a fanboy?? or coz its hot like the hell?? and the new dx11 nvidia cards consume alot more power??? oh yeah, its because nvidia have great pricez…

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