Radeon RX 7700 XT vs ATI HD 4890

Place in the ranking	694	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.39	70.65
Power efficiency	1.43	16.38
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	RV790	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2009 (15 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7700 XT has 18015% better value for money than ATI HD 4890.

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 cores	800	3456
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1435 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	959 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	34.00	549.5
Floating-point processing power	1.36 TFLOPS	35.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	40	216
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	54

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	241 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	975 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	124.8 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 4890 3.91

RX 7700 XT 57.94
+1382%

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 4890 1507

RX 7700 XT 22358
+1384%

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:

Full HD	12−14 −1458%	187 +1458%
1440p	7−8 −1386%	104 +1386%
4K	4−5 −1400%	60 +1400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	20.75	2.40
1440p	35.57	4.32
4K	62.25	7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

193

+0%

193

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	165 +0%	165 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180 +0%	180 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	158 +0%	158 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	272 +0%	272 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	149 +0%	149 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	132 +0%	132 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	334 +0%	334 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +0%	121 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	132 +0%	132 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +0%	231 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	216 +0%	216 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 +0%	287 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +0%	168 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +0%	98 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +0%	101 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	171 +0%	171 +0%
Metro Exodus	134 +0%	134 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +0%	193 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 +0%	120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 +0%	89 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +0%	134 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +0%	97 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

This is how ATI HD 4890 and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 1458% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 1386% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 1400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.91	57.94
Recency	2 April 2009	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	245 Watt

ATI HD 4890 has 28.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7700 XT, on the other hand, has a 1381.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4890 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.