Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon RX 560X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon RX 560X 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 RX 560X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Radeon RX 560X

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 5010 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon RX 560X
Architecture TeraScale GCN 4.0
Code name R700 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 November 2008 11 April 2018
Pipelines 800 1024
Core clock speed 625 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1275 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 81.60
Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 267 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1990 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s 112.0 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