ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.93
+1401%

P6000 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 1401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking110822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.360.26
Power efficiency10.981.66
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGP102RV770
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Quadro P6000 has 1577% 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 cores3840800
Core clock speed1506 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate394.825.00
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS1 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs24040

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm246 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin1x 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 type384 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount24 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s63.55 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P6000 39.93
+1401%
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 P6000 15386
+1400%
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:

900p400−450
+1329%
28
−1329%
Full HD600−650
+1400%
40
−1400%
1200p280−290
+1374%
19
−1374%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.00
−101%
4.98
+101%
  • ATI HD 4850 has 101% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 1329% faster in 900p
  • Quadro P6000 is 1400% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 1374% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.93 2.66
Recency 1 October 2016 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 110 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 1401.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4850, on the other hand, has 127.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.

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