Radeon HD 5570 vs HD 4850

Place in performance ranking	773	998
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.16	0.02
Architecture	Terascale 1 (2008−2010)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	RV770	Redwood
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (15 years old)	9 February 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$138 (0.7x MSRP)	$149

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4850 has 700% better value for money than ATI HD 5570.

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 cores	800	400
Core clock speed	625 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	39 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.00	13.00
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	520.0 gflops

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	246 mm	165 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	667 - 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

ATI HD 4850 2.65
+114%

ATI HD 5570 1.24

HD 4850 outperforms HD 5570 by 114% based on our aggregated 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
+113%

ATI HD 5570 481

HD 4850 outperforms HD 5570 by 113% 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%

ATI HD 4850 8972
+129%

ATI HD 5570 3917

HD 4850 outperforms HD 5570 by 129% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	28 +86.7%	15 −86.7%
Full HD	40 +81.8%	22 −81.8%
1200p	19 +138%	8−9 −138%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and ATI HD 5570 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

ATI HD 4850 is 86.7% faster than ATI HD 5570

1080p resolution:

ATI HD 4850 is 81.8% faster than ATI HD 5570

1200p resolution:

ATI HD 4850 is 138% faster than ATI HD 5570

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

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI HD 4850 is 400% faster than the ATI HD 5570.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI HD 4850 is ahead in 26 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (10%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	2.65	1.24
Recency	25 June 2008	9 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	39 Watt