Radeon R7 350 vs ATI HD 4850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon R7 350, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.67

R7 350 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking813606
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency1.677.01
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameRV770Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)6 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores800512
Core clock speed625 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt55 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0025.60
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS0.8192 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length246 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s72 GB/s

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-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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:

900p29
−107%
60−65
+107%
Full HD39
−105%
80−85
+105%
1200p19
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.10no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Elden Ring 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Dota 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Elden Ring 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Fortnite 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
World of Tanks 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Dota 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
Elden Ring 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
World of Tanks 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Valorant 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Elden Ring 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Valorant 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and R7 350 compete in popular games:

  • R7 350 is 107% faster in 900p
  • R7 350 is 105% faster in 1080p
  • R7 350 is 84% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.67 5.60
Recency 25 June 2008 6 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 55 Watt

R7 350 has a 109.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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