ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 and Radeon HD 4850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48
+106%

RX Vega 11 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking607812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.26
Power efficiency10.731.66
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRavenRV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores704800
Core clock speed300 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0425.00
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs4440

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data246 mm
WidthIGP1-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared993 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data63.55 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 ConnectorsMotherboard Dependent2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)4.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/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 Vega 11 5.48
+106%
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.

RX Vega 11 2111
+106%
ATI HD 4850 1026

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 Vega 11 20848
+84.9%
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 Vega 11 157382
+116%
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:

900p55−60
+89.7%
29
−89.7%
Full HD26
−53.8%
40
+53.8%
1200p35−40
+84.2%
19
−84.2%
1440p6
+200%
2−3
−200%
4K9
+125%
4−5
−125%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.98
1440pno data99.50
4Kno data49.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+122%
9−10
−122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+585%
12−14
−585%
Hitman 3 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Metro Exodus 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+245%
10−12
−245%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+289%
9−10
−289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 19
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+171%
7−8
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+500%
12−14
−500%
Hitman 3 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Metro Exodus 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+123%
12−14
−123%
Hitman 3 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−30%
12−14
+30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
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 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

This is how RX Vega 11 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 90% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 54% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 84% faster in 1200p
  • RX Vega 11 is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 125% 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 RX Vega 11 is 1550% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 4850 is 30% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 56 tests (98%)
  • ATI HD 4850 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 2.66
Recency 10 May 2018 25 June 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 110 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 106% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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