Testseek.com have collected 71 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe.
December 2009
(83%)
71 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: We’ve been having a lot of fun recently testing the new GeForce GTX 460 GPU based video cards. If you haven’t yet checked out our latest performance evaluation, do so now where we compare GeForce GTX 460 1GB SLI to several AMD GPUs. If you missed the ...
Putting together these value comparisons is harder than it looks. Oh, sure, looking at our overall value graphs and making broad generalizations is a lot of fun, but it can be quite misleading. You've gotta keep the hidden variables in mind. If this en...
So what conclusion can be drawn from todays testing?Firstly I'm sure a lot of you have come into todays review with a preconceived notion of exactly what card you'd like. In previous times the general consensus was to purchase the highest priced card y...
Two HD 5850s are definitely better than a single card in almost every game. To take advantage of two cards of this magnitude you almost have to turn up FSAA to 8x and AF to 16x as performance with 4x FSAA is nearly CPU limited on a Core i7 920. Turning...
Abstract: Summing up today’s test session, we have to admit that the Radeon HD 5850 is going to be the only real opponent to the Radeon HD 5870 until the arrival of the next generation of graphics cards from Nvidia. In fact, it is such a dangerous opponent that purchasing the top RV870-based model may not seem reasonable..
Abstract: With the Radeon HD 5800s, AMD has opened the ball for the DirectX 11 generation of graphics cards, or rather Direct3D 11. On the menu, Cypress, a new GPU that offers full support for the new API, is engraved at 40 nanometres and offer...
Radeon HD 5850 Crossfire (2) [Source: view picture gallery] Like it has been the case in our review of the Radeon HD 5870, we can have come to a clear conclusion in matters of the Radeon HD 5850: In games the card is slightly faster than the GTX 28...
For $259 the ATI Radeon HD 5850 smacks the competition then laughs. AMD has engineered this series smartly, doing what worked for it with the Radeon HD 4800 series. The Radeon HD 5850 uses the same GPU as the Radeon HD 5870 with some streaming processo...
Abstract: “For those of you looking for the above and a repeat of the RV770/GT200 launch where prices will go into a free fall, you’re going to come away disappointed. That task will fall upon the 5850, and we’re looking forward to reviewing it as soon as we c...
