Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon HD 7690M XT
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 7690M XT, 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 4890 stacks up against Radeon HD 7690M XT, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 HD 7690M XT here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
25 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4890 has 660% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7690M XT has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Radeon HD 4890 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Battlefield 5 is 77% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 7690M XT have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
95−100
ultra / 1080p
55−60
40−45
QHD / 1440p
30−33
21−24
4K / 2160p
27−30
16−18
high / 768p
80−85
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
8−9
2−3
ultra / 1080p
8−9
2−3
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
10−12
medium / 1080p
9−10
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
−
3−4
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 47% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Forza Horizon 4 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
5−6
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
4−5
medium / 1080p
6−7
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
80−85
70−75
medium / 1080p
90−95
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
12−14
6−7
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
24−27
10−11
medium / 768p
16−18
8−9
high / 1080p
9−10
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 160% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
14−16
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture
TeraScale
Terascale 2
Code name
RV790
Thames XTX
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
2 April 2009
7 June 2011
Pipelines
800
480
Core clock speed
850 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
959 million
716 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
17.40
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
696.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
3900 MHz
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
124.8 GB/s
57.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
Laptop size
medium sized
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