ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs RX Vega M GH
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GH and Mobility Radeon HD 4850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega M GH outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4850 by a whopping 933% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 317 | 949 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | Vega Kaby Lake-G | M98 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 1063 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1190 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 114.2 | 20.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.656 gflops | 0.8 gflops |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 type | HBM2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 54.4 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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:
| Full HD | 59
+43.9%
| 41
−43.9%
|
| 1440p | 36
+1100%
| 3−4
−1100%
|
| 4K | 28
+1300%
| 2−3
−1300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 44
+633%
|
6−7
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+1020%
|
5−6
−1020%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 36
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 52
+1200%
|
4−5
−1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+2060%
|
5−6
−2060%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 85−90
+431%
|
16−18
−431%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+1060%
|
5−6
−1060%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39
+1200%
|
3−4
−1200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 83
+822%
|
9−10
−822%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+147%
|
30−35
−147%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+533%
|
6−7
−533%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 33
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 32
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 41
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+2060%
|
5−6
−2060%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 85−90
+431%
|
16−18
−431%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+1060%
|
5−6
−1060%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 48
+1500%
|
3−4
−1500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 68
+656%
|
9−10
−656%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+225%
|
12−14
−225%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+147%
|
30−35
−147%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21
+250%
|
6−7
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+2060%
|
5−6
−2060%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 56
+250%
|
16−18
−250%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57
+533%
|
9−10
−533%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 34
+183%
|
12−14
−183%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+147%
|
30−35
−147%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 28
+833%
|
3−4
−833%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 13
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+1050%
|
8−9
−1050%
|
| Hitman 3 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 41
+720%
|
5−6
−720%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+1188%
|
8−9
−1188%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 85−90
+988%
|
8−9
−988%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
This is how RX Vega M GH and ATI Mobility HD 4850 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega M GH is 44% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega M GH is 1100% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega M GH is 1300% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GH is 2060% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX Vega M GH surpassed ATI Mobility HD 4850 in all 51 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.04 | 1.65 |
| Recency | 7 January 2018 | 9 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 55 nm |
RX Vega M GH has a 932.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega M GH is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.
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