Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 4890 stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 8 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 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 RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon RX Vega 8
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4890 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 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
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
150−160
medium / 768p
110−120
120−130
ultra / 1080p
55−60
60−65
QHD / 1440p
30−33
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Far Cry 5 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
5−6
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Metro Exodus is 14% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
24−27
30−33
medium / 768p
16−18
20−22
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4890
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
TeraScale
Vega
Code name
RV790
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
2 April 2009
26 October 2017
Pipelines
800
512
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
959 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
124.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
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