Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon RX 570

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX 570, 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 RX 570, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	120 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 570 has 9% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 570.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 543 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 is 5 mm longer, than Radeon RX 570.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 6007 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 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 RX 570 in World of Tanks is 81% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850	Radeon RX 570
Architecture	Terascale 1	Polaris
Code name	RV770	Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	18 April 2017
Pipelines	800	2048
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1168 MHz
Boost Clock		1244 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	159.2
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	5,095 gflops
Length	246 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	224.0 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	+
FreeSync		+
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Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon RX 570

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