Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon RX Vega 3
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX Vega 3, 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 RX Vega 3, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 3 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 3 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 RX Vega 3 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon RX Vega 3
Power consumption (TDP)
110 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 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - by 14 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
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 7% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
21−24
24−27
4K / 2160p
10−11
18−20
high / 768p
65−70
65−70
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX Vega 3 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
8−9
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
high / 1080p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
85−90
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX Vega 3 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
low / 720p
5−6
8−9
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
12−14
16−18
medium / 768p
9−10
10−12
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
high / 768p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon RX Vega 3
Architecture
Terascale 1
Vega
Code name
RV770
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
7 January 2018
Pipelines
800
192
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
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