Is HD 5850 good for playing todays games??

jayadratha · Apr 20, 2013

Is HD 5850 is good for playing latest games??? Can I play Crysis 3 in high graphics. Or any upcoming games? I'm asking this because HD 5850 is outdated card.

shopperen · Apr 20, 2013

No it is not. If you wish to play a game like Crysis 3 and the like, as well as the games which will be based on the same graphics engine, then you need to go higher.

spentshells · Apr 20, 2013

jayadratha :

What are your other options? A 5850 although older still can play a lot of games pretty well.

ASHISH65 · Apr 20, 2013

tell us your whole specs? resolution you play at?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 20, 2013

could try overclocking it

seem to remember my asus 5850 being a huge overclocker

jayadratha · Apr 20, 2013

ASHISH65 :

My system's specs are as below:
i5 3550 CPU
intel DB75EN motherboard
4GB corsair vengeance 1600FSB RAM
corsair VS550 PSU

thdarkshadow · Apr 20, 2013

You could probably (key word probably idk for sure) play crysis 3 relatively smoothly on low. I'm going to guess you play at 1080p since you didn't say. 4gbs ram is low for a gaming PC but if you have only the game open and nothing in the background it should work For now

jaguarskx · Apr 20, 2013

The Radeon HD 5850 should be able to handle Crysis 3 at 1920x1080 resolution using medium quality settings and still get and average frame rate the 38 FPS to 43 FPS range. I would imagine that if attempted to run Crysis 3 at the very high settings then the performance would basically be cut in half.

jayadratha · Apr 20, 2013

thdarkshadow :

actually I'm a casual gamer. Mainly I'm a developer. My screen resolution is not 1080p. currently running at 1360x768 resolution. and I think currently there has no chance of getting a new monitor.

jayadratha · Apr 20, 2013

jaguarskx :

Then what will be a good buy for me?? which one of these is btr? GTX 550ti, GTX 650 or HD7770

coozie7 · Apr 20, 2013

None of them, all those cards will be a downgrade or, at best, just newer:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32671-7.html

Given the low resolution of the monitor, I see no reason why that system cannot play even the most demanding games with at least medium settings.
I think you should save the money.

jaguarskx · Apr 20, 2013

jayadratha :

If you already have the Radeon HD 5850, then there is no point in upgrading at the moment. 1360x768 is pretty low resolution and you should be able to get close to 30FPS when playing at very high settings. While the Radeon HD 5850 is not listed in the below chart, there is the Radeon HD 5870. The Radeon HD 5850 would get about 22 or 23 FPS based on the chart.

Source: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/crysis_3_graphics_performance_review_benchmark,7.html

Since 1360x768 has about 38% fewer pixels than 1600x900 resolution you should see better performance. Therefore, you should get close to 30FPS on average with the Radeon HD 5850. However, the test rig is based on a Core i7 3960X clocked at 4600 MHz. So based on your i5-3550 you will get something lower than the estimated 30FPS average that i stated. How much less? Not sure, maybe you'll actually get 25 FPS or 26 FPS with very high settings. Not exactly sure how dependent the game is on the CPU.

spentshells · Apr 20, 2013

5850 appears to be your best option for the gpu's listed

4GB of ram is plenty of ram for a gaming computer

The 5850 will play quite nicely at 1366x768 or 1280x720 you should still have a pretty good time with high graphics settings,

A coworker of mine has a similar gpu and cpu setup and he still finds his games enjoyable and well above current console graphics

jaguarskx · Apr 20, 2013

I'll find out soon enough how well my Radeon HD 5850 can handle Crysis, but not until after June since I have a hard deadline coming up and I don't want any games throwing me off track.

jayadratha · Apr 21, 2013

coozie7 :

Yes you are right the integrated GPU in i5 3550 can run Sniper warrior 2 at low settings(in medium its not complete smooth), it can run far cry 3 at medium, and crysis 3 at low. Thats why I'm finding a low budget card for my 1360x768 resolution & I got a 2nd hand(2years old) HD5850 of my friend who wants to shift to GTX660. So is this will be a good buy??? And can I use both graphics card(integrated in i5 and the HD5850) at a time for graphics boost like..?

ASHISH65 · Apr 21, 2013

hd 5850 is a good match for 1366*768 if you have good be branded psu

if that gpu is very old,then donot get it

jayadratha · Apr 21, 2013

ASHISH65 :

My PSU is corsair VS550 (12v 42A rail). And that card is 2yrs old. What should I do?

iam2thecrowe · Apr 21, 2013

on a 1366x768 it should play anything very well. its slightly better than the recent 7770.

jayadratha · Apr 21, 2013

iam2thecrowe :

HD 5850 is better than HD 7770 at any situation?? or only in case of 1360x768 resolution???

ASHISH65 · Apr 21, 2013

for how much rupees you are getting hd 5850?

jayadratha · Apr 21, 2013

ASHISH65 :

At Rs 5k. It is 2yrs old

ASHISH65 · Apr 21, 2013

no woth it at all imo.gpu have very short life.it will last not longer as hd 5850 is power hungry gpu.raise your budget and later get hd 7750 @rs 6700 or hd 7770 @rs 7900

chromic · Apr 21, 2013

HD5850 has better performance than 7770, got mine for 85€ ( 110$ ) used it for around 8 months till i upgraded to 7870 LE, and sold the 5850 for 100€ ( 130 $ )

and most games worked med-max @ 1680x1050 res.

including ; skyrim
BL2
WoT
BF3 ( Custom-ultra settings )
crysis 3 ( low-med )

jayadratha · Apr 21, 2013

ASHISH65 :

HD7750 is a green card. So is it good to play latest games???

ASHISH65 · Apr 21, 2013

yes.that is very good.i have that and also same resolution as yours.it is working v.good

if you can get hd 7770 then it will be beast

Is HD 5850 good for playing todays games??

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