Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 6850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 4770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 58% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4770.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4770 has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is 5 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 9−10
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 21−24
medium / 1080p 2−3 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4770.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon HD 6850
Architecture TeraScale TeraScale 2
Code name RV740 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 28 April 2009 21 October 2010
Pipelines 640 960
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 37.20
Floating-point performance 960.0 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 203 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 139 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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