Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon RX Vega M GH
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon RX Vega M GH, 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 RX Vega M GH, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 GH here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon RX Vega M GH
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
IGP
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4890 has 90% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
Radeon HD 4890 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
Radeon RX Vega M GH has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Radeon HD 4890 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 213 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2300 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
12−14
55−60
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
140−150
250−260
medium / 768p
110−120
220−230
ultra / 1080p
55−60
180−190
QHD / 1440p
30−33
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
80−85
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
110−120
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
8−9
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
18−20
80−85
medium / 1080p
9−10
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
180−190
medium / 1080p
24−27
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Fortnite is 264% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
45−50
120−130
high / 1080p
12−14
70−75
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
24−27
130−140
medium / 768p
16−18
85−90
high / 1080p
9−10
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
50−55
high / 768p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon RX Vega M GH
Architecture
TeraScale
Vega
Code name
RV790
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
2 April 2009
7 January 2018
Pipelines
800
1536
Core clock speed
850 MHz
1063 MHz
Boost Clock
1190 MHz
Transistor count
959 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
114.2
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
3,656 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
3900 MHz
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
124.8 GB/s
204.8 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
Laptop size
medium sized
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