Radeon HD 4850 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Aggregated performance score
Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms HD 4850 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 632 | 775 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.16 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | Raphael | RV770 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 September 2022 (1 year ago) | 25 June 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
| Current price | no data | $138 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 25.00 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1,000.0 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and Radeon HD 4850 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 246 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 993 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 63.55 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms HD 4850 by 63% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms HD 4850 by 28% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms HD 4850 by 35% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms HD 4850 by 119% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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 | 45−50
+60.7%
| 28
−60.7%
|
| Full HD | 18
−122%
| 40
+122%
|
| 1200p | 30−35
+57.9%
| 19
−57.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:
- Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is 61% faster in 900p
- ATI HD 4850 is 122% faster in 1080p
- Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is 58% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is 400% faster than the ATI HD 4850.
All in all, in popular games:
- Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is ahead in 50 tests (94%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.33 | 2.65 |
| Recency | 26 September 2022 | 25 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 55 nm |
The Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is a notebook 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.
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