Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. 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 R5 Bristol Ridge. 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.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
12-45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 has 816% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Radeon HD 4850 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - 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
1−2
3−4
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
21−24
24−27
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
high / 768p
65−70
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
QHD / 1440p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Fortnite is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
7−8
medium / 1080p
3−4
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
60−65
65−70
medium / 1080p
85−90
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
12−14
16−18
medium / 768p
9−10
12−14
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
high / 768p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
RV770
Bristol Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2008
1 June 2016
Pipelines
800
384
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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