Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 104% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 is 36 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 207 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	18−20
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	30−33
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 375% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	120−130	220−230
medium / 768p	95−100	190−200
ultra / 1080p	40−45	110−120
QHD / 1440p	21−24	80−85
4K / 2160p	10−11	40−45
high / 768p	65−70	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 128% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	27−30	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
low / 720p	10−12	50−55
medium / 1080p	3−4	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	110−120
medium / 1080p	12−14	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 212% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	5−6	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	3−4	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	12−14
low / 720p	16−18	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 357% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	100−105
medium / 768p	35−40	90−95
high / 1080p	6−7	35−40
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 165% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	5−6	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	60−65	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	5−6	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 640% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	12−14	70−75
medium / 768p	9−10	40−45
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 433% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	5 March 2012
Pipelines	800	1024
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	55.04
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	246 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7850

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