ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs Titan X Pascal

Place in the ranking	158	813
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.85	0.26
Power efficiency	9.33	1.67
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GP102	RV770
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 August 2016 (8 years ago)	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Titan X Pascal has 2535% 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 cores	3584	800
Core clock speed	1417 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	342.9	25.00
Floating-point processing power	10.97 TFLOPS	1 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	224	40

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	246 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR5X	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1251 MHz	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480.4 GB/s	63.55 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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.

Titan X Pascal 33.88
+1169%

ATI HD 4850 2.67

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.

Titan X Pascal 13026
+1170%

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.

Titan X Pascal 100948
+1025%

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.

Titan X Pascal 136891
+1114%

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.

Titan X Pascal 514513
+606%

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:

900p	350−400 +1107%	29 −1107%
Full HD	126 +223%	39 −223%
1200p	240−250 +1163%	19 −1163%
1440p	74 +1380%	5−6 −1380%
4K	58 +1350%	4−5 −1350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.52 −86.5%	5.10 +86.5%
1440p	16.20 +146%	39.80 −146%
4K	20.67 +141%	49.75 −141%

ATI HD 4850 has 86% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Titan X Pascal has 146% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Titan X Pascal has 141% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	92 +820%	10−11 −820%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +1217%	6−7 −1217%
Elden Ring	116 +2220%	5−6 −2220%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	72 +1100%	6−7 −1100%
Counter-Strike 2	74 +640%	10−11 −640%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +1150%	6−7 −1150%
Forza Horizon 4	251 +1831%	12−14 −1831%
Metro Exodus	150 +3650%	4−5 −3650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	125 +1150%	10−11 −1150%
Valorant	212 +1225%	16−18 −1225%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	168 +2700%	6−7 −2700%
Counter-Strike 2	63 +530%	10−11 −530%
Cyberpunk 2077	65 +983%	6−7 −983%
Dota 2	191 +2629%	7−8 −2629%
Elden Ring	145 +2800%	5−6 −2800%
Far Cry 5	146 +813%	16−18 −813%
Fortnite	150−160 +1007%	14−16 −1007%
Forza Horizon 4	194 +1392%	12−14 −1392%
Grand Theft Auto V	160 +2186%	7−8 −2186%
Metro Exodus	106 +2550%	4−5 −2550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	250 +900%	24−27 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	58 +480%	10−11 −480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +1060%	10−11 −1060%
Valorant	117 +1200%	9−10 −1200%
World of Tanks	270−280 +467%	45−50 −467%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	64 +967%	6−7 −967%
Counter-Strike 2	55 +450%	10−11 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 +817%	6−7 −817%
Dota 2	232 +3214%	7−8 −3214%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +463%	16−18 −463%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +1185%	12−14 −1185%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	146 +484%	24−27 −484%
Valorant	181 +1193%	14−16 −1193%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	103 +1188%	8−9 −1188%
Elden Ring	84 +4100%	2−3 −4100%
Grand Theft Auto V	103 +10200%	1−2 −10200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +821%	18−20 −821%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
World of Tanks	210−220 +1106%	18−20 −1106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Counter-Strike 2	34 +278%	9−10 −278%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +1429%	7−8 −1429%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +1256%	9−10 −1256%
Metro Exodus	101 +1343%	7−8 −1343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +1275%	4−5 −1275%
Valorant	110 +1122%	9−10 −1122%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Dota 2	99 +519%	16−18 −519%
Elden Ring	44 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 +560%	14−16 −560%
Metro Exodus	36 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	114 +1529%	7−8 −1529%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +560%	14−16 −560%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53 +2550%	2−3 −2550%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Dota 2	160 +900%	16−18 −900%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Fortnite	67 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Valorant	58 +2800%	2−3 −2800%

This is how Titan X Pascal and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

Titan X Pascal is 1107% faster in 900p
Titan X Pascal is 223% faster in 1080p
Titan X Pascal is 1163% faster in 1200p
Titan X Pascal is 1380% faster in 1440p
Titan X Pascal is 1350% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 10200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Titan X Pascal surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.88	2.67
Recency	2 August 2016	25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	110 Watt

Titan X Pascal has a 1168.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4850, on the other hand, has 127.3% lower power consumption.

The Titan X Pascal is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.