Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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 R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 127% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 257 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	12−14	60−65
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 716% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	60−65
ultra / 1080p	4−5	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	16−18	110−120
medium / 1080p	6−7	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 825% 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 R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	95−100	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	190−200
QHD / 1440p	21−24	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 198% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 290X.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 105% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	10−12	85−90
medium / 1080p	3−4	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1150% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	5−6	50−55
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	12−14	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 475% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	5−6	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	3−4	35−40
4K / 2160p	2−3	24−27
low / 720p	16−18	110−120
medium / 1080p	7−8	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 800% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	35−40	130−140
high / 1080p	6−7	75−80
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 321% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	5−6	70−75
medium / 1080p	3−4	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 1433% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	60−65	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	5−6	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1340% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	12−14	140−150
medium / 768p	9−10	90−95
high / 1080p	5−6	50−55
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1016% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	55−60
high / 768p	27−30	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN
Code name	RV770	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	24 October 2013
Pipelines	800	2816
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	176.0
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	246 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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