Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI HD 5770 vs ATI HD 4850
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 772 | 622 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.16 | 0.66 |
Architecture | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | RV770 | Juniper |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 25 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) |
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 cores | 800 | 800 |
Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 850 MHz |
Number of transistors | 956 million | 1,040 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 108 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 25.00 | 34.00 |
Floating-point performance | 1,000.0 gflops | 1,360.0 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).
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 246 mm | 208 mm |
Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 993 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 63.55 GB/s | 76.8 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
HDMI | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
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%
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%
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:
900p | 28
+16.7%
| 24
−16.7%
|
Full HD | 40
−25%
| 50
+25%
|
1200p | 19
−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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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