Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

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

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 127% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have maximum RAM of 512 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 21 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 997 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Terascale 1 TeraScale
Code name RV770 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 June 2008 7 November 2008
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 625 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 993 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 4.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
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