ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs R9 380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380 and Radeon HD 4850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 380
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.88
+497%

R9 380 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking340812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.190.26
Power efficiency5.731.66
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameAntiguaRV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 3435% 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 cores1792800
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate108.625.00
Floating-point processing power3.476 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length221 mm246 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.34.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-

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.

R9 380 15.88
+497%
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.

R9 380 6118
+496%
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.

R9 380 29722
+231%
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.

R9 380 50723
+350%
ATI HD 4850 11272

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 380 303773
+317%
ATI HD 4850 72891

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:

900p170−180
+486%
29
−486%
Full HD65
+62.5%
40
−62.5%
1200p110−120
+479%
19
−479%
4K25
+525%
4−5
−525%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.064.98
4K7.9649.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 50−55
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+685%
12−14
−685%
Hitman 3 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+281%
21−24
−281%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+373%
10−12
−373%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+113%
35−40
−113%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 50−55
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+685%
12−14
−685%
Hitman 3 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+281%
21−24
−281%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+373%
10−12
−373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+669%
12−14
−669%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+113%
35−40
−113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+685%
12−14
−685%
Hitman 3 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+281%
21−24
−281%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+373%
10−12
−373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+131%
12−14
−131%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+113%
35−40
−113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+500%
14−16
−500%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+506%
16−18
−506%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+567%
12−14
−567%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+533%
3−4
−533%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

This is how R9 380 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • R9 380 is 486% faster in 900p
  • R9 380 is 63% faster in 1080p
  • R9 380 is 479% faster in 1200p
  • R9 380 is 525% 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 R9 380 is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 380 surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.88 2.66
Recency 18 June 2015 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 110 Watt

R9 380 has a 497% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4850, on the other hand, has 72.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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