ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs ATI Mobility HD 5650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with Radeon HD 4850 X2, including specs and performance data.
HD 4850 X2 outperforms Mobility HD 5650 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1060 | 836 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.12 |
| Power efficiency | 6.39 | 0.82 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Madison | R700 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 7 November 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $420 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 400 | 800 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 25.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.36 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 20 | 40 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 40 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 995 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 63.68 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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 | 15
−100%
| 30−35
+100%
|
| Full HD | 16
−87.5%
| 30−35
+87.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 14.00 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−106%
|
70−75
+106%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 39
−105%
|
80−85
+105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−106%
|
70−75
+106%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−106%
|
70−75
+106%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5650 and ATI HD 4850 X2 compete in popular games:
- ATI HD 4850 X2 is 100% faster in 900p
- ATI HD 4850 X2 is 88% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.19 | 2.56 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 7 November 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5650 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 4850 X2, on the other hand, has a 115.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon HD 4850 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 X2 is a desktop one.
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