ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+127%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking586812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.26
Power efficiency27.591.66
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameVega RenoirRV770
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 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.

no data

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 cores384800
Core clock speed400 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data246 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data993 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_110.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04
+127%
ATI HD 4850 2.66

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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857
+93.9%
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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 182608
+151%
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:

900p65−70
+124%
29
−124%
Full HD20
−100%
40
+100%
1200p40−45
+111%
19
−111%
1440p28
+133%
12−14
−133%
4K20
+150%
8−9
−150%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.98
1440pno data16.58
4Kno data24.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%
Hitman 3 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+362%
21−24
−362%
Metro Exodus 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+63.2%
35−40
−63.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+248%
21−24
−248%
Metro Exodus 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+34.2%
35−40
−34.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+133%
6−7
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 124% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 111% faster in 1200p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 133% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 150% 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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1050% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 4850 is 24% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 55 tests (96%)
  • ATI HD 4850 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 2.66
Recency 7 January 2020 25 June 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 110 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 127.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 685.7% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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ATI Radeon HD 4850
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