AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 48% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 625 MHz
9.4x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2x 25 GTexel / s billion / sec
2.6x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 2x 800
3.8x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 2x 1,000.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 2x 512 MB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1990 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 7 November 2008
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2x 25 GTexel / s billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 2x 800
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 2x 512 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1990 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2

2x lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 500 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt vs 500 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G3D Mark		1132
PassMark - G2D Mark		542

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	New Zealand	R700
Launch date	31 August 2012	7 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$420
Place in performance rating	321	244
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	625 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops	2x 1,000.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048	2x 800
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	2x 25 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	956 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	4x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	292 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	2x 512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	2x 63.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1990 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3