ATI HD 5770 vs ATI HD 4850

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 4850
2.65

HD 5770 outperforms HD 4850 by 66% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking772622
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.160.66
ArchitectureTerascale 1 (2008−2010)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRV770Juniper
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (15 years old)13 October 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $159
Current price$138 (0.7x MSRP)$103 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5770 has 313% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

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 cores800800
Core clock speed625 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt108 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0034.00
Floating-point performance1,000.0 gflops1,360.0 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length246 mm208 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s76.8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/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
ATI HD 5770 4.40
+66%

HD 5770 outperforms HD 4850 by 66% in our combined 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
ATI HD 5770 1705
+66.2%

HD 5770 outperforms HD 4850 by 66% 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
ATI HD 5770 11699
+30.4%

HD 5770 outperforms HD 4850 by 30% 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:

900p28
+16.7%
24
−16.7%
Full HD40
−25%
50
+25%
1200p19
−57.9%
30−35
+57.9%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and ATI HD 5770 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • ATI HD 4850 is 16.7% faster than ATI HD 5770

1080p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 25% faster than ATI HD 4850

1200p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 57.9% faster than ATI HD 4850

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI HD 5770 is 400% faster than the ATI HD 4850.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.65 4.40
Recency 25 June 2008 13 October 2009
Cost $199 $159
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 108 Watt

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.


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