GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Mobility Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB 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 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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 1060 5 GB | Mobility Radeon HD 4850 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
- GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - in Laptops.
- GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 1006 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
- GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 7158 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| QHD / 1440p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Battlefield 5 is 320% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Mobility Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 230−240 | 130−140 |
| medium / 768p | 200−210 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 120−130 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 95−100 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 50−55 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 170−180 | 75−80 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 117% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 20−22 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Far Cry 5 is 383% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 120−130 | 55−60 |
| medium / 1080p | 75−80 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Fortnite is 189% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 14−16 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 300% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 50−55 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | − |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 157% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 1−2 |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−11 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 75−80 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Minecraft is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 212% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 14−16 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 10−11 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | 2−3 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 400% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in World of Tanks is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB | Mobility Radeon HD 4850 | |
| Architecture | Pascal | Terascale 1 |
| Code name | GP106 | M98 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 December 2017 | 9 January 2009 |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 4,400 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 | 20.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,375 gflops | 800.0 gflops |
| Length | 250 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.2 GB/s | 54.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| 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 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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