GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M stacks up against Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 GeForce GTX 980M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 980M
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 504 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M.
GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 413 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 1507 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
35−40
1−2
ultra / 1080p
24−27
0−1
QHD / 1440p
18−20
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
12−14
medium / 1080p
45−50
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 716% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
55−60
6−7
ultra / 1080p
50−55
4−5
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
110−120
16−18
medium / 1080p
65−70
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Battlefield 5 is 812% 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 980M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
250−260
120−130
medium / 768p
220−230
95−100
ultra / 1080p
180−190
40−45
QHD / 1440p
110−120
21−24
4K / 2160p
70−75
10−11
high / 768p
210−220
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 980M.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Dota 2 is 105% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
45−50
2−3
ultra / 1080p
45−50
2−3
QHD / 1440p
30−35
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
85−90
10−12
medium / 1080p
50−55
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Far Cry 5 is 1150% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
65−70
10−11
ultra / 1080p
50−55
5−6
QHD / 1440p
30−33
1−2
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
50−55
medium / 1080p
120−130
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Fortnite is 475% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
60−65
5−6
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
35−40
3−4
4K / 2160p
24−27
2−3
low / 720p
110−120
16−18
medium / 1080p
70−75
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Forza Horizon 4 is 785% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
140−150
45−50
medium / 768p
130−140
35−40
high / 1080p
75−80
6−7
ultra / 1080p
30−35
3−4
QHD / 1440p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Grand Theft Auto V is 321% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
27−30
1−2
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
low / 720p
70−75
5−6
medium / 1080p
35−40
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Metro Exodus is 1433% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
60−65
medium / 1080p
120−130
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
QHD / 1440p
12−14
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
5−6
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1340% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
140−150
12−14
medium / 768p
90−95
9−10
high / 1080p
50−55
5−6
ultra / 1080p
27−30
4−5
4K / 2160p
16−18
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1016% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
high / 768p
−
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in World of Tanks is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 980M
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 1
Code name
GM204
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 October 2014
25 June 2008
Pipelines
1536
800
Core clock speed
1038 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1127 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
51.84
25.00
Floating-point performance
3,462 gflops
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160 GB/s
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1536
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
383 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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