Radeon RX 6700 XT vs HD 4850

Place in performance ranking	777	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	23.11
Architecture	Terascale 1 (2008−2010)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	RV770	Navi 22
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$479
Current price	$138 (0.7x MSRP)	$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 13494% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

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 cores	800	2560
Core clock speed	625 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.00	413.0
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	246 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	384.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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

RX 6700 XT 51.47
+1835%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 4850 by 1835% 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

RX 6700 XT 19880
+1838%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 4850 by 1838% 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

RX 6700 XT 109039
+1115%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 4850 by 1115% 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%

ATI HD 4850 11272

RX 6700 XT 176617
+1467%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 4850 by 1467% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

ATI HD 4850 72891

RX 6700 XT 579310
+695%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 4850 by 695% in 3DMark Ice Storm 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:

900p	28 −1686%	500−550 +1686%
Full HD	38 −297%	151 +297%
1200p	19 −1742%	350−400 +1742%
1440p	4−5 −2050%	86 +2050%
4K	2−3 −2400%	50 +2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−2280%

119
+2280%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1620%	85−90 +1620%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −4000%	160−170 +4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1329%	100−105 +1329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1880%	99 +1880%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1960%	100−110 +1960%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1686%	120−130 +1686%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1509%	170−180 +1509%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2660%	138 +2660%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1894%	359 +1894%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1750%	110−120 +1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2750%	342 +2750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −660%	110−120 +660%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1620%	85−90 +1620%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −4000%	160−170 +4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1329%	100−105 +1329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1700%	90 +1700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1960%	100−110 +1960%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1686%	120−130 +1686%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1509%	170−180 +1509%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2120%	111 +2120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1083%	210−220 +1083%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1750%	110−120 +1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2242%	281 +2242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −3086%	223 +3086%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −660%	110−120 +660%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1620%	85−90 +1620%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1329%	100−105 +1329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1600%	85 +1600%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1960%	100−110 +1960%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1509%	170−180 +1509%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −972%	193 +972%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1900%	240 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1714%	127 +1714%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −460%	84 +460%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1750%

110−120
+1750%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2525%	100−110 +2525%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −3933%	120−130 +3933%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1540%	80−85 +1540%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5500%	56 +5500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3325%	137 +3325%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2725%	110−120 +2725%
Hitman 3	8−9 −938%	83 +938%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1971%	145 +1971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −4050%	80−85 +4050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −6100%	62 +6100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1383%

85−90
+1383%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4600%	45−50 +4600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2267%	70−75 +2267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3200%	30−35 +3200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2667%	83 +2667%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1420%	76 +1420%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	35

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1125%

45−50
+1125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −2013%	169 +2013%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2050%	120−130 +2050%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −1957%	144 +1957%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2333%	73 +2333%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

6−7
−1983%

125

+1983%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −2080%	109 +2080%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1950%	123 +1950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −2063%	173 +2063%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	2−3 −2300%	48 +2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −2750%	57 +2750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −2367%	74 +2367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2400%	25 +2400%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2433%	75−80 +2433%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 1686% faster in 900p
RX 6700 XT is 297% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 1742% faster in 1200p
RX 6700 XT is 2050% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 2400% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6700 XT surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 58 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.66	51.47
Recency	25 June 2008	3 March 2021
Cost	$199	$479
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	230 Watt