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AMD logo Radeon HD 4850 X2
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

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General information Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Launched Q1 2012 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 512 MB 50 %
DirectX DirectX 10.1 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 165 W 34 %
Performance Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 17101 0 % 13534 20.9 %
Future Proof 18 % 0 % 16 % 11.1 %
Benchmark Score 2925 0 % 1832 37.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 542 0 % 223.1 58.8 %
Average DirectX performance 8.4 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 34.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 12.2 FPS 39.5 % 20.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 6.8 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 70.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 10.5 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 4.3 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 700.4 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 4850 X2, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 27.8 FPS 19.8 FPS
High settings 50.1 FPS 35.6 FPS
Medium settings 60.2 FPS 42.7 FPS
Low settings 84.2 FPS 59.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 29 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 4850 X2, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 4850 X2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 27.1 FPS 21.0 FPS
High settings 48.8 FPS 37.8 FPS
Medium settings 58.6 FPS 45.3 FPS
Low settings 82.0 FPS 63.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.6 %
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