Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon Pro 580X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon Pro 580X, 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 X2 stacks up against Radeon Pro 580X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Radeon Pro 580X

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
 
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 475 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 4790 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture TeraScale GCN 4.0
Code name R700 Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 7 November 2008 18 March 2019
Pipelines 800 2304
Core clock speed 625 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 172.8
Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1990 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.1 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131