FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

In this comparison between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 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 FirePro V4900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4850 X2

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 104 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 2010 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture TeraScale 2 TeraScale
Code name Turks R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 November 2011 7 November 2008
Pipelines 480 800
Core clock speed 800 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 25.00
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 163 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.0 4.1
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s
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