GeForce GTX 480 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480 and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 480 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 4850 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1535 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 998 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 1
Code name GF100 M98
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 9 January 2009
Pipelines 480 800
Core clock speed 700 MHz 500 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 20.00
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 850 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 54.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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