Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon RX Vega M GL, 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 RX Vega M GL, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX Vega M GL is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon RX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 284% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL is 306 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 590 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon RX Vega M GL
Architecture TeraScale GCN 4.0
Code name R700 Polaris 22
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 November 2008 1 February 2018
Pipelines 800 1280
Core clock speed 625 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1011 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 80.88
Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops 2,588 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1990 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
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