Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 5870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 5870. 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 Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 5870. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 70% 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 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 36 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3807 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	10−12
ultra / 1080p	0−1	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	12−14	24−27
medium / 1080p	3−4	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 187% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	180−190
medium / 768p	95−100	150−160
ultra / 1080p	40−45	75−80
QHD / 1440p	21−24	45−50
4K / 2160p	10−11	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 68% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	85−90	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	80−85	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	80−85
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	10−12	30−33
medium / 1080p	3−4	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−11	20−22
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	−
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 95% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	5−6	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 175% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 78% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	1−2	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	5−6	21−24
medium / 1080p	3−4	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	5−6	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 340% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	12−14	40−45
medium / 768p	9−10	24−27
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 233% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
high / 768p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 54% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Terascale 1	TeraScale 2
Code name	RV770	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	23 September 2009
Pipelines	800	1600
Core clock speed	625 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	68.00
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	246 mm	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 5870

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