Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 M GL 870 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
Radeon HD 4850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is 306 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - 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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
55−60
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Battlefield 5 is 750% 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 RX Vega M GL 870 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
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
10−11
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% 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 RX Vega M GL 870.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
27−30
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Dota 2 is 105% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
2−3
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
1−2
14−16
low / 720p
10−12
80−85
medium / 1080p
3−4
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Fortnite is 443% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
2−3
24−27
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
7−8
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
35−40
120−130
high / 1080p
6−7
70−75
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 304% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
5−6
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Metro Exodus is 1266% 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 RX Vega M GL 870 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 RX Vega M GL 870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
5−6
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1240% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
12−14
130−140
medium / 768p
9−10
85−90
high / 1080p
5−6
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 933% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in World of Tanks is 81% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture
Terascale 1
Vega
Code name
RV770
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
7 January 2018
Pipelines
800
1280
Core clock speed
625 MHz
931 MHz
Boost Clock
1011 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
Laptop size
medium sized
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