GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 4850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB stacks up against Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
5 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 9% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 507 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 881 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 4 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 7015 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
1−2
ultra / 1080p
12−14
0−1
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
12−14
medium / 1080p
27−30
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
30−35
6−7
ultra / 1080p
27−30
4−5
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
16−18
medium / 1080p
35−40
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Battlefield 5 is 425% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
95−100
ultra / 1080p
120−130
40−45
QHD / 1440p
95−100
21−24
4K / 2160p
50−55
10−11
high / 768p
170−180
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 146% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
80−85
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
24−27
2−3
ultra / 1080p
24−27
2−3
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
10−12
medium / 1080p
27−30
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Far Cry 5 is 625% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
30−35
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
120−130
50−55
medium / 1080p
75−80
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Fortnite is 243% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
35−40
5−6
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
QHD / 1440p
14−16
3−4
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
70−75
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
95−100
35−40
high / 1080p
40−45
6−7
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 182% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
12−14
1−2
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
40−45
5−6
medium / 1080p
18−20
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Metro Exodus is 700% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
high / 1080p
−
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Minecraft is 30% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
5−6
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
75−80
12−14
medium / 768p
45−50
9−10
high / 1080p
27−30
5−6
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
9−10
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 483% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
high / 768p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 1
Code name
GP106
RV770
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 December 2017
25 June 2008
Pipelines
1280
800
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1709 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
25.00
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
1,000.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
246 mm
Memory bus width
160 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.2 GB/s
63.55 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
6.1
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