ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs RX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 and Radeon HD 4850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
21.97
+762%

RX 580 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking248817
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.210.25
Power efficiency8.561.67
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code namePolaris 20RV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 6784% 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 cores2304800
Core clock speed1257 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate193.025.00
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs14440

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm246 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s63.55 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

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.

RX 580 21.97
+762%
ATI HD 4850 2.55

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.

RX 580 8847
+762%
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.

RX 580 44344
+394%
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.

RX 580 82516
+632%
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.

RX 580 348952
+379%
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:

900p240−250
+728%
29
−728%
Full HD96
+146%
39
−146%
1200p160−170
+742%
19
−742%
1440p44
+780%
5−6
−780%
4K38
+850%
4−5
−850%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.39
+114%
5.10
−114%
1440p5.20
+665%
39.80
−665%
4K6.03
+726%
49.75
−726%
  • RX 580 has 114% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 580 has 665% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 580 has 726% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+662%
12−14
−662%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Metro Exodus 83
+1975%
4−5
−1975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Valorant 90−95
+4500%
2−3
−4500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 117
+1850%
6−7
−1850%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Dota 2 51
+629%
7−8
−629%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+356%
16−18
−356%
Fortnite 110−120
+743%
14−16
−743%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+662%
12−14
−662%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Grand Theft Auto V 77
+1000%
7−8
−1000%
Metro Exodus 57
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+708%
24−27
−708%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+640%
10−11
−640%
Valorant 90−95
+4500%
2−3
−4500%
World of Tanks 240−250
+408%
45−50
−408%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+1033%
6−7
−1033%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Dota 2 80−85
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+356%
16−18
−356%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+662%
12−14
−662%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70
+180%
24−27
−180%
Valorant 90−95
+4500%
2−3
−4500%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+583%
18−20
−583%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
World of Tanks 150−160
+756%
18−20
−756%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+2250%
2−3
−2250%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Metro Exodus 53
+783%
6−7
−783%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Valorant 60−65
+578%
9−10
−578%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+280%
14−16
−280%
Metro Exodus 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 73
+943%
7−8
−943%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+280%
14−16
−280%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Dota 2 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Fortnite 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Valorant 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%

This is how RX 580 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 is 728% faster in 900p
  • RX 580 is 146% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 is 742% faster in 1200p
  • RX 580 is 780% faster in 1440p
  • RX 580 is 850% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 580 is 6000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 580 is ahead in 58 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.97 2.55
Recency 18 April 2017 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 110 Watt

RX 580 has a 761.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4850, on the other hand, has 68.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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