Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Quadro FX 4800

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro FX 4800, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro FX 4800 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

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 FX 4800
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 FX 4800 has 1535 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 4800 - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 102 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Quadro FX 4800 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 750 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Quadro FX 4800
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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