Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	185 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 XT has 68% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is 21 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 5007 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	12−14	60−65
medium / 1080p	3−4	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	55−60
ultra / 1080p	4−5	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	16−18	100−110
medium / 1080p	6−7	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	95−100	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	180−190
QHD / 1440p	21−24	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 105% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	10−12	80−85
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	12−14	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 443% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	5−6	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	3−4	30−35
4K / 2160p	2−3	24−27
low / 720p	16−18	100−110
medium / 1080p	7−8	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	35−40	120−130
high / 1080p	6−7	70−75
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 304% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	5−6	65−70
medium / 1080p	3−4	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	60−65	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	5−6	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1240% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	12−14	130−140
medium / 768p	9−10	85−90
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 933% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
high / 768p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 81% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	19 November 2012
Pipelines	800	1536
Core clock speed	625 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	93.60
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	2,995 gflops
Length	246 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.5 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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