ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs Quadro P2000

Place in the ranking	292	812
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.35	0.21
Power efficiency	18.43	1.77
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GP106	RV770
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$585	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 4829% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

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	1024	800
Core clock speed	1076 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.72	25.00
Floating-point processing power	3.031 TFLOPS	1 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	16
TMUs	64	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	201 mm	246 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	140.2 GB/s	63.55 GB/s

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

4x DisplayPort

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	6.1	-

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.

Quadro P2000 18.84
+608%

ATI HD 4850 2.66

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.

Quadro P2000 7268
+608%

ATI HD 4850 1026

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.

Quadro P2000 32964
+267%

ATI HD 4850 8972

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro P2000 43566
+286%

ATI HD 4850 11272

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro P2000 350317
+381%

ATI HD 4850 72891

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	190−200 +579%	28 −579%
Full HD	55 +41%	39 −41%
1200p	130−140 +584%	19 −584%
1440p	20 +900%	2−3 −900%
4K	15 +650%	2−3 −650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+500%

5−6

−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	60−65 +1450%	4−5 −1450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Far Cry 5	42 +740%	5−6 −740%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +629%	7−8 −629%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +808%	12−14 −808%
Hitman 3	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +338%	21−24 −338%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +750%	6−7 −750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	77 +600%	10−12 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +132%	35−40 −132%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	60−65 +1450%	4−5 −1450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Far Cry 5	33 +560%	5−6 −560%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +629%	7−8 −629%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +808%	12−14 −808%
Hitman 3	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +338%	21−24 −338%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +750%	6−7 −750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +464%	10−12 −464%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +231%	12−14 −231%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +132%	35−40 −132%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Far Cry 5	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +808%	12−14 −808%
Hitman 3	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +338%	21−24 −338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +464%	10−12 −464%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +132%	35−40 −132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+750%

6−7

−750%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +800%	4−5 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +643%	14−16 −643%
Hitman 3	21−24 +175%	8−9 −175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +600%	16−18 −600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+417%

6−7

−417%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Hitman 3	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +708%	12−14 −708%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+325%

4−5

−325%

This is how Quadro P2000 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

Quadro P2000 is 579% faster in 900p
Quadro P2000 is 41% faster in 1080p
Quadro P2000 is 584% faster in 1200p
Quadro P2000 is 900% faster in 1440p
Quadro P2000 is 650% 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 Quadro P2000 is 3150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P2000 surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.84	2.66
Recency	6 February 2017	25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	110 Watt

Quadro P2000 has a 608.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 243.8% more advanced lithography process, and 46.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 is a workstation graphics 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.