ATI Radeon HD 4850 vs Pro WX 4100

Place in the ranking	472	819
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.44	0.24
Power efficiency	13.08	1.67
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Baffin	RV770
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Pro WX 4100 has 1333% better value for money than ATI HD 4850.

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	1024	800
Core clock speed	1125 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1201 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	76.86	25.00
Floating-point processing power	2.46 TFLOPS	1 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	64	40

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 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	246 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	63.55 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

4x mini-DisplayPort

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

Pro WX 4100 8.87
+256%

ATI HD 4850 2.49

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.

Pro WX 4100 3654
+256%

ATI HD 4850 1026

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	100−110 +245%	29 −245%
Full HD	130−140 +233%	39 −233%
1200p	65−70 +242%	19 −242%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.07
+66.2%

5.10

−66.2%

Pro WX 4100 has 66% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how Pro WX 4100 and ATI HD 4850 compete in popular games:

Pro WX 4100 is 245% faster in 900p
Pro WX 4100 is 233% faster in 1080p
Pro WX 4100 is 242% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.87	2.49
Recency	10 November 2016	25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	110 Watt

Pro WX 4100 has a 256.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 is a desktop one.

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