AMD 2009

Radeon HD 4890

Summary

AMD released the Radeon HD 4890 in 2009. This graphics card features the RV790 GPU, manufactured on a 55nm process. It comes equipped with 1 GB GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit interface, delivering up to 124.8 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at 850, 900 MHz with a theoretical compute performance of 1.4 TFLOPS. The card connects via PCIe2.0 and requires 6+8pin external power. It supports DX10.1.

Performance

GPU Clock 850, 900 MHz
Memory Clock 3900(975)
Shader Performance 1440000 MFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate 14400 MP/s
Texel Fillrate 36000 MT/s

Memory

Memory Size 1024 MB
Bus Width 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR5
Max Bandwidth 124800 MB/s

Architecture

GPU Chip RV790
Core Config 800 SP; 40 TMU; 16 ROP
Vertex Processors 800
Process Size 55nm
Transistors 959m

Compatibility

DirectX DX10.1
Bus Slot PCIe2.0
External Power 6+8pin

Release

Release Year 2009
Launch Price $249

Performance to Price

Worse Better

Performance Comparison

Shader Performance (MFLOPS)

Memory Bandwidth (MB/s)

Game Performance Estimates

FPS estimates scaled from RTX 3060 benchmark data. Actual results vary based on CPU, drivers, and game updates.

Cyberpunk 2077

2020
Medium
10
FPS
High
8
FPS
Ultra
7
FPS

Red Dead Redemption 2

2019
Medium
8
FPS
High
7
FPS
Ultra
5
FPS

GTA V

2015
Medium
16
FPS
High
13
FPS
Ultra
10
FPS

Fortnite

2017
Medium
19
FPS
High
14
FPS
Ultra
9
FPS

Valorant

2020
Medium
43
FPS
High
36
FPS
Ultra
28
FPS

Counter-Strike 2

2023
Medium
21
FPS
High
16
FPS
Ultra
12
FPS

Call of Duty: MW III

2023
Medium
14
FPS
High
11
FPS
Ultra
8
FPS

Apex Legends

2019
Medium
16
FPS
High
13
FPS
Ultra
10
FPS

Elden Ring

2022
Medium
7
FPS
High
6
FPS
Ultra
5
FPS

Hogwarts Legacy

2023
Medium
9
FPS
High
7
FPS
Ultra
5
FPS

The Witcher 3

2015
Medium
15
FPS
High
11
FPS
Ultra
8
FPS

Baldur's Gate 3

2023
Medium
11
FPS
High
8
FPS
Ultra
6
FPS
60+ FPS (Smooth) 30-59 FPS (Playable) <30 FPS (Low)

Notes

First to break the 1GHz GPU barrier with factory overclocked versions.