Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R7 M380
In this comparison between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R7 M380
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M380.
Radeon HD 4850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M380 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R7 M380 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 290 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 7 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Battlefield 5 is 87% 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 R7 M380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
21−24
27−30
4K / 2160p
10−11
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
18−20
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
1−2
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
85−90
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
10−12
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
12−14
24−27
medium / 768p
9−10
16−18
high / 1080p
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
high / 768p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in World of Tanks is 24% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R7 M380
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN
Code name
RV770
Tropo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
7 May 2015
Pipelines
800
640
Core clock speed
625 MHz
915 MHz
Boost Clock
915 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
36.60
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
1,171 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
32 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
5.1
OpenGL
3.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
AppAcceleration
+
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