Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R9 M280X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M280X here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R9 M280X
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 400 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
8−9
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
high / 768p
75−80
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
4−5
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Fortnite is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−11
9−10
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 M280X have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
7−8
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
8−9
medium / 1080p
4−5
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
70−75
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
8−9
8−9
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
14−16
16−18
medium / 768p
10−11
10−12
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN
Code name
M98
Saturn XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
9 January 2009
1 February 2015
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
500 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
61.60
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
6.3
OpenGL
3.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
Not Listed
Laptop size
large
large
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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