GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 4850 X2, 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 GeForce GTX 960 stacks up against Radeon HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
4x DVI, 1x S-Video
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 108% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 502 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 258 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 1983 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
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
35−40
3−4
ultra / 1080p
21−24
2−3
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
7−8
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
18−20
medium / 1080p
60−65
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 545% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
250−260
120−130
medium / 768p
220−230
90−95
ultra / 1080p
180−190
40−45
QHD / 1440p
110−120
24−27
4K / 2160p
70−75
18−20
high / 768p
210−220
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
50−55
ultra / 1080p
100−110
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 121% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
45−50
5−6
ultra / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
80−85
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 585% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
7−8
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
50−55
medium / 1080p
110−120
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 363% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
7−8
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
30−35
0−1
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
20−22
medium / 1080p
65−70
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
140−150
45−50
medium / 768p
120−130
−
high / 1080p
70−75
8−9
ultra / 1080p
30−35
5−6
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 315% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
3−4
ultra / 1080p
20−22
1−2
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
8−9
medium / 1080p
30−35
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
8−9
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 425% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
16−18
medium / 768p
85−90
12−14
high / 1080p
45−50
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
5−6
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 630% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
50−55
16−18
high / 768p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale
Code name
GM206
R700
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
22 January 2015
7 November 2008
Pipelines
1024
800
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
25.00
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
63.68 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.4
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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