GeForce GT 650M vs ATI Radeon HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 with GeForce GT 650M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.61

GT 650M outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking822764
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.25no data
Power efficiency1.664.78
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRV770GK107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores800384
Core clock speed625 MHzUp to 900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data950 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0030.40
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length246 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/sUp to 80.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 API
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

ATI HD 4850 2.61
GT 650M 3.06
+17.2%

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.

ATI HD 4850 1026
GT 650M 1205
+17.4%

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.

ATI HD 4850 8972
GT 650M 9682
+7.9%

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.

ATI HD 4850 11272
+5.9%
GT 650M 10647

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:

900p28
−10.7%
31
+10.7%
Full HD40
+25%
32
−25%
1200p19
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Fortnite 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Valorant 40−45
−7%
45−50
+7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−50%
72
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 24−27
−11.5%
27−30
+11.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Fortnite 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Valorant 40−45
−7%
45−50
+7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 24−27
−11.5%
27−30
+11.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Valorant 40−45
−7%
45−50
+7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−15.8%
21−24
+15.8%
Valorant 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

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
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and GT 650M compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M is 11% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • GT 650M is 11% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 650M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 650M is ahead in 50 tests (85%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.61 3.06
Recency 25 June 2008 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 45 Watt

GT 650M has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 144.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 650M is a notebook one.

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