GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 4850

In this comparison between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon HD 4850 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 GeForce 8800 GTX will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 40% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 256 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 49 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 24 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Tesla Terascale 1
Code name G80 RV770
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 November 2006 25 June 2008
Pipelines 128 800
Core clock speed 576 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 1,000.0 gflops
Length 270 mm 246 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.0 4.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
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