HD Graphics P530 vs Radeon HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 with HD Graphics P530, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.66

HD Graphics P530 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking777762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.170.12
ArchitectureTerascale 1 (2008−2010)Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
GPU code nameRV770Skylake GT2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$138 (0.7x MSRP)$895

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4850 has 42% better value for money than HD Graphics P530.

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 cores80024
Core clock speed625 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors956 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0018.40
Floating-point performance1,000.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 4850 and HD Graphics P530 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
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 typeGDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1740 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.1.97

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.

ATI HD 4850 2.66
HD Graphics P530 2.78
+4.5%

HD Graphics P530 outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 4850 1026
HD Graphics P530 1074
+4.7%

HD Graphics P530 outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 5% in Passmark.

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
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Full HD38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
1200p19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

This is how ATI HD 4850 and HD Graphics P530 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 4850 is 4% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 9% faster in 1080p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 6% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics P530 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P530 is ahead in 10 tests (17%)
  • there's a draw in 48 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.66 2.78
Recency 25 June 2008 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1740 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 15 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 4850 and HD Graphics P530.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop card while HD Graphics P530 is a notebook 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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