Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4850 X2

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 55 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 1090 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	5−6	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 318% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	90−95	200−210
ultra / 1080p	40−45	120−130
QHD / 1440p	24−27	95−100
4K / 2160p	18−20	50−55
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 138% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
ultra / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	6−7	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 300% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	120−130
medium / 1080p	14−16	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 186% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	20−22	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	8−9	40−45
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 170% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	1−2	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 37% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 225% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	16−18	75−80
medium / 768p	12−14	45−50
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 310% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	TeraScale	Terascale 2
Code name	R700	Blackcomb XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 November 2008	6 January 2011
Pipelines	800	1920
Core clock speed	625 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00
Floating-point performance	2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1990 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.68 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	4.1
OpenGL	3.3
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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