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  • This question may be more appropriate for EE stack exchange. It will all depend on how beefy is your 5 V power source, on how much current the relay uses, and on your supply decoupling capacitors. Commented Aug 4, 2018 at 8:48
  • Why not use a solid state relay? Often they work on 5V/the output pins of a microcontroller. Commented Aug 4, 2018 at 9:58
  • @Paul: most solid state relays are for AC (triac-based) and won't work in automotive application. a MOSFET or MOSFET-based SSR designed for DC would work. Commented Aug 4, 2018 at 19:43
  • @EdgarBonet shooting for 5v 500mA, the relay I mentioned has a coil draw of 40mA and attiny is around 13mA Commented Aug 4, 2018 at 21:34