ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

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Combined performance score

K3100M
5.86
+121%

Quadro K3100M outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 121% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking554772
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.510.16
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 1 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameN15E-Q1-A2RV770
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years old)25 June 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $199
Current price$683 (0.3x MSRP)$138 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K3100M has 219% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

Technical specs

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 cores768800
Core clock speed706 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate45.1825.00
Floating-point performance1,084 gflops1,000.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro K3100M 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.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data246 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3200 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s63.55 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port1.2no data

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model54.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+no data

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.

K3100M 5.86
+121%
ATI HD 4850 2.65

Quadro K3100M outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 121% in our combined 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%

K3100M 2271
+121%
ATI HD 4850 1026

Quadro K3100M outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 121% in Passmark.

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%

K3100M 15120
+68.5%
ATI HD 4850 8972

Quadro K3100M outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 69% 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%

K3100M 18389
+63.1%
ATI HD 4850 11272

Quadro K3100M outperforms Radeon HD 4850 by 63% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

900p60−65
+114%
28
−114%
Full HD35
−14.3%
40
+14.3%
1200p40−45
+111%
19
−111%
4K17
+143%
7−8
−143%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Hitman 3 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Hitman 3 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how K3100M and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • K3100M is 114% faster than ATI HD 4850

1080p resolution:

  • ATI HD 4850 is 14.3% faster than K3100M

1200p resolution:

  • K3100M is 111% faster than ATI HD 4850

4K resolution:

  • K3100M is 143% faster than ATI HD 4850

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K3100M is 800% faster than the ATI HD 4850.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K3100M is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.86 2.65
Recency 23 July 2013 25 June 2008
Cost $1999 $199
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 110 Watt

The Quadro K3100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K3100M is a mobile workstation 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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