Radeon RX 9050 4 GB vs ATI HD 4850
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 902 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.22 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.74 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 June 2008 (18 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 800 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.00 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1 TFLOPS | 10.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 246 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 993 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 63.55 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 June 2008 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 92 Watt |
RX 9050 4 GB has an age advantage of 18 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 93% more advanced lithography process, and 16% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon RX 9050 4 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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