Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Quadro CX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro CX, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4850 stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.
Quadro CX
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
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 | Quadro CX | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
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- Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
- Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is used in Laptops, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
- Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 102 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro CX are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 750 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 3−4 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 14−16 | 10−12 |
medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 4−5 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Battlefield 5 is 57% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850. | ||
low / 768p | 130−140 | 110−120 |
medium / 768p | 100−110 | 85−90 |
ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | − |
4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 10−11 |
high / 768p | 75−80 | 60−65 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro CX have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
low / 768p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 1−2 |
low / 720p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Fortnite is 40% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | 7−8 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 3−4 | − |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 50−55 | 40−45 |
high / 1080p | 7−8 | 3−4 |
ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
medium / 720p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | 2−3 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 7−8 | 3−4 |
medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 85−90 |
high / 1080p | 85−90 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 85−90 | − |
4K / 2160p | 75−80 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 24−27 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 8−9 | 4−5 |
medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
medium / 768p | 10−11 | 7−8 |
high / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Quadro CX. | ||
low / 768p | 80−85 | 70−75 |
medium / 768p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 12−14 |
high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−33 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in World of Tanks is 13% more, than Quadro CX. |
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 | Quadro CX | |
Architecture | Terascale 1 | Tesla 2.0 |
Code name | M98 | GT200B |
Type | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 9 January 2009 | 11 November 2008 |
Pipelines | 800 | 192 |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 602 MHz |
Transistor count | 956 million | 1,400 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 38.53 |
Floating-point performance | 800.0 gflops | 462.3 gflops |
Length | 267 mm | |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | 1.3 | |
Laptop size | large | |
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