Radeon HD 8750M vs ATI HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 with Radeon HD 8750M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4850
2008, $199
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.48

HD 8750M outperforms HD 4850 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking889875
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.23no data
Power efficiency1.72no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameRV770Mars
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 June 2008 (17 years ago)26 February 2013 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores800384
Core clock speed625 MHz670 MHz
Boost clock speedno data775 MHz
Number of transistors956 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.0016.08
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS0.5146 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4024
L1 Cache160 KB96 KB
L2 Cache256 KB256 KB

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1 (1.2)
VulkanN/A1.2.170

Synthetic benchmarks

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 2.48
HD 8750M 2.58
+4%

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
Samples: 2825
HD 8750M 1067
+4%
Samples: 700

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
+31.2%
HD 8750M 6840

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
+32.2%
HD 8750M 8525

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
+21.7%
23
−21.7%
Full HD40
+100%
20
−100%
1200p19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium

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

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−12.5%
54
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Fortnite 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Valorant 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

This is how ATI HD 4850 and HD 8750M compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 4850 is 22% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • ATI HD 4850 is 6% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the HD 8750M is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8750M performs better in 18 tests (35%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (65%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.48 2.58
Recency 25 June 2008 26 February 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

HD 8750M has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 8750M.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8750M is a notebook one.

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