ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs 860M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 860M with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.
860M outperforms HD 4850 by a whopping 370% 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 | 446 | 870 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.21 |
| Power efficiency | 58.79 | 1.71 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Krackan Point | RV770 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | March 2025 (recently) | 25 June 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
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 | 512 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 34,000 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 96.00 | 25.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.072 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 246 mm |
| Width | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 993 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 63.55 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 130−140
+364%
| 28
−364%
|
| Full HD | 42
+5%
| 40
−5%
|
| 1200p | 85−90
+347%
| 19
−347%
|
| 1440p | 18
+500%
| 3−4
−500%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.98 |
| 1440p | no data | 66.33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+814%
|
7−8
−814%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+814%
|
7−8
−814%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50
+614%
|
7−8
−614%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+475%
|
12−14
−475%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+285%
|
12−14
−285%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+250%
|
12−14
−250%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+144%
|
40−45
−144%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+814%
|
7−8
−814%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+250%
|
45−50
−250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45
+543%
|
7−8
−543%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+475%
|
12−14
−475%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+285%
|
12−14
−285%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
+600%
|
6−7
−600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+250%
|
12−14
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 46
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+144%
|
40−45
−144%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 42
+500%
|
7−8
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+285%
|
12−14
−285%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+250%
|
12−14
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+475%
|
12−14
−475%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+389%
|
18−20
−389%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 120−130
+500%
|
21−24
−500%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+417%
|
6−7
−417%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+367%
|
6−7
−367%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+425%
|
12−14
−425%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
Full HD
High
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
High
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 860M and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 860M is 364% faster in 900p
- Radeon 860M is 5% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 860M is 347% faster in 1200p
- Radeon 860M is 500% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 860M is 1700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 860M performs better in 51 tests (91%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.90 | 2.32 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
Radeon 860M has a 369.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 1275% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon 860M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.
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