GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4850
2009
1 GB GDDR3
1.50
+2%

ATI Mobility HD 4850 outperforms GTX 660M Mac Edition by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9951002
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.24
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameM98GK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)1 April 2013 (12 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 cores800384
Core clock speed500 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate20.0030.40
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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 HD41
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Valorant 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Valorant 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4850 and GTX 660M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 3% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 1.47
Recency 9 January 2009 1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4850 has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 660M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition.

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