Arc A370M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Arc A370M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A370M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4850 by a whopping 706% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 953 | 388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.18 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M98 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 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 cores | 800 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 99.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8 TFLOPS | 3.174 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 112.0 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
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 | 39
+2.6%
| 38
−2.6%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−950%
| 21
+950%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−900%
| 40
+900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−820%
|
46
+820%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−2050%
|
40−45
+2050%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−280%
|
19
+280%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−640%
|
74
+640%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−3600%
|
35−40
+3600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−2050%
|
40−45
+2050%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−160%
|
13
+160%
|
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−1300%
|
42
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−100%
|
24
+100%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−838%
|
75−80
+838%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−520%
|
62
+520%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−867%
|
29
+867%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1200%
|
13
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−476%
|
95−100
+476%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−400%
|
40−45
+400%
|
| World of Tanks | 30−35
−439%
|
170−180
+439%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−2050%
|
40−45
+2050%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−120%
|
11
+120%
|
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−2100%
|
66
+2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−317%
|
50−55
+317%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−430%
|
53
+430%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−476%
|
95−100
+476%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−990%
|
100−110
+990%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| World of Tanks | 10−11
−840%
|
90−95
+840%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−417%
|
30−35
+417%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−50%
|
24−27
+50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−875%
|
35−40
+875%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−150%
|
40
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4850 and Arc A370M compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 3% faster in 1080p
- Arc A370M is 950% faster in 1440p
- Arc A370M is 900% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A370M is 3600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A370M is ahead in 48 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (24%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.63 | 13.14 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 6 nm |
Arc A370M has a 706.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A370M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility 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.
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