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Verified catalog recordATI Radeon HD 5850
ATI · Evergreen(HD 5800) · Radeon HD 5850
ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics reference with normalized architecture, compute, memory, clocks, PCIe, display, media, power, and physical specifications where verified data exists.
- VRAM
- 1 GB GDDR5
- Boost clock
- 0.72 GHz
- PCI Express
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Board power
- 151 W
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Specifications
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Overview
| Manufacturer | ATI |
|---|---|
| Family | Evergreen(HD 5800) |
| Launch date | 2009-09-30 |
Architecture
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 |
|---|---|
| Generation | Evergreen(HD 5800) |
| GPU / chip | Cypress |
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Process | 40 nm |
Compute
| Compute units | 22 CUs |
|---|---|
| Shader processors | 1440 |
Memory
| VRAM | 1 GB |
|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s |
Clocks
| Base clock | 0.72 GHz |
|---|---|
| Boost clock | 0.72 GHz |
| Memory clock | 1.0 GHz |
PCIe
| Bus interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
|---|
Display
| Display outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
|---|
Power
| Board power | 151 W |
|---|---|
| Suggested PSU | 450 W |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Physical
| Reference dimensions | 241 mm × 37 mm × — |
|---|---|
| Slot width | Dual-slot |
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