FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 4850 X2

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 56% more power consumption, than FireStream 9270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than FireStream 9270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 are build with TeraScale architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 1610 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 2−3
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RV770 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2008 7 November 2008
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 750 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 4.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A