FirePro W8000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Mobility 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 FirePro W8000 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	No outputs
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FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - in Laptops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 400 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4650 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	3−4
ultra / 1080p	10−11	1−2
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	14−16
medium / 1080p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	27−30	8−9
ultra / 1080p	24−27	6−7
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	60−65	18−20
medium / 1080p	30−35	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 270% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	50−55	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	220−230	130−140
medium / 768p	190−200	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	45−50
QHD / 1440p	65−70	24−27
4K / 2160p	35−40	18−20
high / 768p	150−160	75−80
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 91% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	60−65	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
medium / 768p	100−110	50−55
ultra / 1080p	70−75	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 90% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	21−24	4−5
ultra / 1080p	18−20	4−5
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	2−3
low / 720p	45−50	14−16
medium / 1080p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 283% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	27−30	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	14−16	4−5
low / 720p	110−120	55−60
medium / 1080p	60−65	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 152% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	30−33	7−8
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	10−12	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	60−65	21−24
medium / 1080p	30−35	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 209% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	50−55
medium / 768p	85−90	−
high / 1080p	35−40	7−8
ultra / 1080p	14−16	3−4
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 138% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−12	2−3
ultra / 1080p	8−9	1−2
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	7−8
medium / 1080p	14−16	4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 350% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
4K / 2160p	−	75−80
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	30−35	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	14−16
medium / 768p	40−45	10−11
high / 1080p	21−24	5−6
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 328% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	90−95	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	35−40	16−18
high / 768p	55−60	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in World of Tanks is 44% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 1
Code name	Tahiti	M98
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 June 2012	9 January 2009
Pipelines	1792	800
Core clock speed	900 MHz	500 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	20.00
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	800.0 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4850

Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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