ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs PRO WX 2100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 2100 with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 2100
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
4.78
+79.7%

PRO WX 2100 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking643812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.960.26
Power efficiency9.361.66
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameLexaRV770
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date4 June 2017 (7 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 2100 has 1423% 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 cores512800
Core clock speed925 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate39.0125.00
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3240

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 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm246 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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. 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.

PRO WX 2100 4.78
+79.7%
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.

PRO WX 2100 1841
+79.4%
ATI HD 4850 1026

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:

900p50−55
+72.4%
29
−72.4%
Full HD70−75
+75%
40
−75%
1200p30−35
+57.9%
19
−57.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.134.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how PRO WX 2100 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • PRO WX 2100 is 72% faster in 900p
  • PRO WX 2100 is 75% faster in 1080p
  • PRO WX 2100 is 58% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, PRO WX 2100 surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 2.66
Recency 4 June 2017 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 110 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has a 79.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO WX 2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.


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