FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850, 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9270
Main Specs
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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FireStream 9270 has 45% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than FireStream 9270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 2607 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
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
5−6
1−2
ultra / 1080p
2−3
0−1
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
7−8
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Battlefield 5 is 62% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
QHD / 1440p
27−30
21−24
4K / 2160p
12−14
10−11
high / 768p
75−80
65−70
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
50−55
85−90
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
7−8
2−3
ultra / 1080p
5−6
2−3
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
−
35−40
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 21% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
3−4
1−2
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
5−6
medium / 1080p
5−6
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
−
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 5% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 38% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 720p
10−11
5−6
medium / 1080p
9−10
−
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
21−24
12−14
medium / 768p
14−16
9−10
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
high / 768p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in World of Tanks is 13% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
TeraScale
Terascale 1
Code name
RV770
RV770
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 November 2008
25 June 2008
Pipelines
800
800
Core clock speed
750 MHz
625 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
30.00
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
63.55 GB/s
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
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