GeForce FX 5500 vs ATI Radeon HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 and GeForce FX 5500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.66
+13200%

ATI HD 4850 outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 13200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8221499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency1.66no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameRV770NV34 B1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)17 March 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $36.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores800no data
Core clock speed625 MHz270 MHz
Number of transistors956 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.001.080
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs404

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length246 mm152 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s5.312 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)9.0a
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.31.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 4850 2.66
+13200%
FX 5500 0.02

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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.

ATI HD 4850 1026
+12725%
FX 5500 8

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:

900p28-0−1
Full HD40-0−1
1200p19-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

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Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14 0−1
Valorant 40−45 0−1
Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45 0−1
Fortnite 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20 0−1
Valorant 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 5−6 0−1
Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.66 0.02
Recency 25 June 2008 17 March 2004
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm

ATI HD 4850 has a 13200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.

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