Radeon HD 4850 vs Pro 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 460 with Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

Pro 460
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
8.94
+236%

Pro 460 outperforms ATI HD 4850 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking458780
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.400.17
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Terascale 1 (2008−2010)
GPU code namePolaris 11 / Baffin XTRV770
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (7 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 460 has 5429% 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 cores1024800
Core clock speed900 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0525.00
Floating-point performance1,858 gflops1,000.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 460 and Radeon HD 4850 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data246 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz993 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s63.55 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

Pro 460 8.94
+236%
ATI HD 4850 2.66

Pro 460 outperforms HD 4850 by 236% 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%

Pro 460 3452
+236%
ATI HD 4850 1026

Pro 460 outperforms HD 4850 by 236% 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%

Pro 460 19234
+114%
ATI HD 4850 8972

Pro 460 outperforms HD 4850 by 114% 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%

Pro 460 27064
+140%
ATI HD 4850 11272

Pro 460 outperforms HD 4850 by 140% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

900p90−95
+221%
28
−221%
Full HD40
+2.6%
39
−2.6%
1200p60−65
+216%
19
−216%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+92.3%
12−14
−92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+57.9%
35−40
−57.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Hitman 3 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how Pro 460 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 460 is 221% faster in 900p
  • Pro 460 is 3% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 460 is 216% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 460 is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 460 surpassed ATI HD 4850 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.94 2.66
Recency 8 August 2016 25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 110 Watt

Pro 460 has a 236.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 460 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.


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