ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs GeForce GTX 775M

Place in the ranking	476	822
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.26
Power efficiency	6.52	1.67
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX-A2	RV770
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	24 September 2013 (11 years ago)	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1344	800
Core clock speed	719 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	25.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	1 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	246 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

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2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	no data	4.1
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	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.

GTX 775M 9.37
+255%

ATI HD 4850 2.64

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.

GTX 775M 3634
+254%

ATI HD 4850 1026

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	100−110 +245%	29 −245%
Full HD	130−140 +233%	39 −233%
1200p	65−70 +242%	19 −242%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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5.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Valorant	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Dota 2	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +144%	16−18 −144%
Fortnite	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +196%	24−27 −196%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Valorant	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
World of Tanks	130−140 +188%	45−50 −188%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Dota 2	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +144%	16−18 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +196%	24−27 −196%
Valorant	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Dota 2	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +200%	18−20 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
World of Tanks	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Valorant	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Fortnite	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Valorant	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%

This is how GTX 775M and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

GTX 775M is 245% faster in 900p
GTX 775M is 233% faster in 1080p
GTX 775M is 242% faster in 1200p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 775M is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 775M surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 59 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.37	2.64
Recency	24 September 2013	25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt

GTX 775M has a 254.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 775M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 775M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.

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