Testseek.co.uk have collected 32 expert reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 21162-00-50R and the average rating is 93%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 21162-00-50R.
November 2009
Experts 93% 32 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
It has to be said that the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 really doesn’t disappoint in the slightest. Throughout all testing, synthetic and gaming, the card consistently achieves high, solid frame rates and what’s even more impressive is that the fra...
While the 5870 is all about showcasing innovation, the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB also boasts plenty of power, with many of the same features. The clincher, though, is the price. Sub-£200 is fantastic for a card hard on the heels of a GTX 295 or HD...
Abstract: Verdict: If you're looking for a powerful new graphics card, this is the one. It's breathtakingly fast, yet still £100 cheaper than the HD 5870. The Radeon HD 5870 (see What's New, Shopper 162) is the most powerful graphics card we've ever seen, but...
So it would seem that once again, Sapphire has presented us with yet another fantastic product. It should be mentioned of course that much of the credit really goes to ATi as unlike many of Sapphire's offerings, their Radeon HD 5850 is based entir...
First of all, let me remind you that all RADEON HD 5xxx cards support the new DirectX 11 API, higher-quality anisotropic filtering, triple-monitor configurations, as well as other features described in our baseline review. RADEON HD 5850 is the pared-...
Here you can see the edges of the raw performance the HD5970 offers. It's marketed as the world's fastest graphics card - a name it lives up to quite easily, and it looks like there is no competition on the horizon until at least Q1 2010. AMD's decisi...
The highest performance yet for a midrange gaming card, Twoheatpipe cooler is very effective, Silent fan, Even a small overclock gave a significant performance boost,
None that I found
The Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 beat the 1GB GTX 260 quite soundly in every test. The overclock gave me more of a performance boost than I would have expected from a 5% overclock, in all but one test the gains were significant. Even in the other test, a ...
Abstract: ATI Radeon 5850 and 5870 are for users with larger budgets. ATI Radeon 5850 has very good performances, but if you don’t want to be bothered with in-game settings and can afford it – go for ATI Radeon 5870..
Strong performance in games and benchmarks, Can throttle itself back to be rather energy efficient when full power isn't needed, Didn't get hot - even in CrossFire, Nice combination of connections out back: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, ATI Eyefinity Technology - cool if you have a handful of monitors, Has the Bigbruin.com logo on the box
Not much sets the Sapphire version apart from other manufacturer's offerings, Seems to be hard to find - sold out or not listed at many popular stores, Supposed to include a Dirt2 coupon, but neither card here has one
The HD5850 is a good option for those looking for a gaming graphics card with solid, above average performance. That statement would fit with just about any HD5850 card on the market, and while Sapphire usually does something interesting to set their ...
