ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs GeForce 930M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 930M and Mobility Radeon HD 4850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 930M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.64
+60%

930M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4850 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking817950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.51no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM108M98
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)9 January 2009 (16 years ago)

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 speed549 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed549 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.1820.00
Floating-point processing power0.4216 TFLOPS0.8 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2440

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s54.4 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.7 (5.1)4.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL3.01.1
Vulkan1.3N/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.

GeForce 930M 2.64
+60%
ATI Mobility HD 4850 1.65

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.

GeForce 930M 7274
+38.2%
ATI Mobility HD 4850 5264

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 HD17
−129%
39
+129%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Elden Ring 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Dota 2 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Elden Ring 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Fortnite 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
World of Tanks 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Dota 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
World of Tanks 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Valorant 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GeForce 930M and ATI Mobility HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 129% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 930M is 300% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 930M is ahead in 37 tests (77%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 4850 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.64 1.65
Recency 13 March 2015 9 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

GeForce 930M has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 930M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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