ATI Radeon HD 5770 vs ATI HD 4850

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 5770, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.67

ATI HD 5770 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking824676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.260.90
Power efficiency1.662.82
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRV770Juniper
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)13 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

ATI HD 5770 has 246% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

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 cores800800
Core clock speed625 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt108 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0034.00
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS1.36 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length246 mm208 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s76.8 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-Video2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
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 2.67
ATI HD 5770 4.44
+66.3%

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
ATI HD 5770 1705
+66.2%

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.

ATI HD 4850 8972
ATI HD 5770 11699
+30.4%

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
+16.7%
24
−16.7%
Full HD40
−25%
50
+25%
1200p19
−57.9%
30−35
+57.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.98
−56.4%
3.18
+56.4%
  • ATI HD 5770 has 56% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Fortnite 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Valorant 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−51%
70−75
+51%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Dota 2 24−27
−42.3%
35−40
+42.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Fortnite 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Valorant 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Dota 2 24−27
−42.3%
35−40
+42.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Valorant 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−72.2%
30−35
+72.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 3−4
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Valorant 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

This is how ATI HD 4850 and ATI HD 5770 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 4850 is 17% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 58% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5770 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is ahead in 58 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.67 4.44
Recency 25 June 2008 13 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 108 Watt

ATI HD 5770 has a 66.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


ATI Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 4850
ATI Radeon HD 5770
Radeon HD 5770

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 268 votes

Rate Radeon HD 4850 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.9 685 votes

Rate Radeon HD 5770 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon HD 4850 or Radeon HD 5770, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.