Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri
In this comparison between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 4890 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4890 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 317 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
1−2
medium / 1080p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
140−150
60−65
medium / 768p
110−120
27−30
ultra / 1080p
55−60
7−8
QHD / 1440p
30−33
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
80−85
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 257% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
80−85
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
10−11
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 148% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
9−10
−
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
12−14
0−1
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
14−16
0−1
low / 768p
50−55
18−20
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
0−1
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
6−7
−
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
high / 1080p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
30−35
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 768p
24−27
0−1
medium / 768p
16−18
−
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
high / 768p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture
TeraScale
GCN 1.1
Code name
RV790
Kaveri
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
2 April 2009
4 June 2014
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
533 MHz
Boost Clock
654 MHz
Transistor count
959 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
124.8 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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