ATI Radeon HD 4860 vs ATI Radeon HD 4890

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4860 and ATI Radeon HD 4890 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: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4860

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 190 Watt
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 September 2009 vs 2 April 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 190 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3348

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4890

  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • Around 52% higher texture fill rate: 34.0 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 800 vs 640
  • Around 52% better floating-point performance: 1,360.0 gflops vs 896.0 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 3900 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 34.0 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 800 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,360.0 gflops vs 896.0 gflops
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 3900 MHz vs 3000 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4860
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4890

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3348
Name ATI Radeon HD 4860 ATI Radeon HD 4890
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3348
PassMark - G3D Mark 1508
PassMark - G2D Mark 75

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon HD 4860 ATI Radeon HD 4890

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RV790 RV790
Launch date 9 September 2009 2 April 2009
Place in performance rating 1247 1248
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $249

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 896.0 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 640 800
Texture fill rate 22.4 GTexel / s 34.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 190 Watt
Transistor count 959 million 959 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Length 241 mm

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB / s 124.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5