Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
In this comparison between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 Radeon HD 4850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 has 816% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon HD 4850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
10−12
medium / 1080p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
QHD / 1440p
21−24
21−24
4K / 2160p
10−11
16−18
high / 768p
65−70
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
2−3
1−2
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
9−10
medium / 1080p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
5−6
3−4
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
40−45
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
3−4
ultra / 1080p
3−4
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
4−5
medium / 1080p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
85−90
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
12−14
9−10
medium / 768p
9−10
7−8
high / 1080p
5−6
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
high / 768p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
RV770
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
4 June 2015
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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