ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs GeForce GTX 870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 870M with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

GTX 870M
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.95
+236%

GTX 870M outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking489812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.26
Power efficiency6.131.66
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK104RV770
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1344800
Core clock speed941 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate108.325.00
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs11240

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data246 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s63.55 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 870M 8.95
+236%
ATI HD 4850 2.66

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 870M 3449
+236%
ATI HD 4850 1026

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 870M 24035
+168%
ATI HD 4850 8972

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 870M 31322
+178%
ATI HD 4850 11272

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p95−100
+228%
29
−228%
Full HD45
+12.5%
40
−12.5%
1200p60−65
+216%
19
−216%
4K19
+280%
5−6
−280%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.98
4Kno data39.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+577%
12−14
−577%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Hitman 3 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how GTX 870M and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is 228% faster in 900p
  • GTX 870M is 13% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 870M is 216% faster in 1200p
  • GTX 870M is 280% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 870M is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 870M surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 2.66
Recency 12 March 2014 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 110 Watt

GTX 870M has a 236.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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