Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon HD 5830

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon HD 5830 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 X2 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5830 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5830 is 15 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2010 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 8−9
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 5−6 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 5830
Architecture TeraScale TeraScale 2
Code name R700 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 November 2008 25 February 2010
Pipelines 800 1120
Core clock speed 625 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 44.80
Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1990 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
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