Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 Radeon HD 4850 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6950M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4850 has 120% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 4850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 45 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 93 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
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
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
20−22
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
120−130
150−160
medium / 768p
95−100
120−130
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
QHD / 1440p
21−24
35−40
4K / 2160p
10−11
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 41% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
2−3
10−11
ultra / 1080p
2−3
9−10
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
10−12
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
12−14
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 112% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
35−40
50−55
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 47% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
1−2
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
5−6
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 233% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
60−65
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
85−90
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
16−18
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
12−14
30−35
medium / 768p
9−10
21−24
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
50−55
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
high / 768p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Terascale 1
Terascale 2
Code name
RV770
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
6 January 2011
Pipelines
800
960
Core clock speed
625 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
27.84
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
Laptop size
large
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