Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 7870 XT

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:

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Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP)		185 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 425 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 5150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	8−9	55−60
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	18−20	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 580% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 7870 XT have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	250−260
medium / 768p	100−110	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	75−80	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 160% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	24−27	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	4−5	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	14−16	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 357% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	30−35
4K / 2160p	3−4	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	10−11	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 544% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	7−8	70−75
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 295% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	1−2	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	7−8	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	90−95	130−140
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
4K / 2160p	75−80	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 400% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	14−16	130−140
medium / 768p	10−11	85−90
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	2−3	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 785% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	80−85	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 1.0
Code name	M98	Tahiti
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 January 2009	19 November 2012
Pipelines	800	1536
Core clock speed	500 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00	93.60
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2,995 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		346 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.5 Mh/s
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Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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