Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R9 270, 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 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 is 36 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	30−35
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	6−7	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 437% 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 R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	95−100	200−210
ultra / 1080p	40−45	120−130
QHD / 1440p	21−24	95−100
4K / 2160p	10−11	55−60
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 148% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	2−3	27−30
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	10−12	55−60
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 625% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	27−30
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	12−14	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 268% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	5−6	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	7−8	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	95−100
high / 1080p	6−7	40−45
ultra / 1080p	3−4	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 186% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	1−2	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	5−6	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 733% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	60−65	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 30% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	5−6	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	12−14	75−80
medium / 768p	9−10	45−50
high / 1080p	5−6	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 483% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	13 November 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	74.00
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	246 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon R9 270

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