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ATI Radeon HD 4890

Graphics Processor
RV790
Cores
800
TMUs
40
ROPs
16
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
I/O
I/O
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Top
Bottom
Bottom
Rear
Rear
PCB Front
PCB Front
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The Radeon HD 4890 was a performance-segment graphics card by ATI, launched on April 2nd, 2009. Built on the 55 nm process, and based on the RV790 graphics processor, in its RV790 XT variant, the card supports DirectX 10.1. Since Radeon HD 4890 does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The RV790 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 282 mm² and 959 million transistors. It features 800 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. ATI has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 4890, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 850 MHz, memory is running at 975 MHz (3.9 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 4890 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 190 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. Radeon HD 4890 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 241 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 249 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
RV790
GPU Variant
RV790 XT
(215-0758016)
Architecture
TeraScale
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
55 nm
Transistors
959 million
Density
3.4M / mm²
Die Size
282 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 2nd, 2009
Generation
Radeon R700
(HD 4800)
Predecessor
Radeon R600
Successor
Evergreen
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
249 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Reviews
114 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
9%
GeForce 9400 GT
11%
Radeon HD 4550
13%
Radeon HD 5450
17%
Radeon HD 6450
20%
GeForce GT 520
21%
GeForce GT 220
26%
GeForce GT 430
35%
Radeon HD 5570
35%
Radeon HD 4670
38%
GeForce GT 440
40%
GeForce GT 240
41%
GeForce 9600 GT
47%
Radeon HD 5670
50%
GeForce GT 640
54%
GeForce 9800 GT
55%
Radeon HD 6670
58%
Radeon HD 4830
60%
Radeon HD 4770
64%
Radeon HD 4850
67%
GeForce GTS 250
68%
GeForce GTS 450
71%
Radeon HD 5750
73%
Radeon HD 7750
83%
Radeon HD 5770
84%
GeForce GTX 260
86%
Radeon HD 4870
87%
Radeon Vega 8
87%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
88%
GeForce GTX 650
88%
Radeon HD 5830
94%
Radeon HD 6790
98%
Radeon HD 4890
100%
GeForce GTX 460
104%
Radeon RX Vega 11
104%
GeForce GT 1030
106%
GeForce GTX 275
106%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
107%
GeForce GTX 280
107%
GeForce GTX 465
109%
Radeon HD 6850
114%
GeForce GTX 285
117%
Radeon HD 5850
125%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
127%
Radeon HD 7790
127%
Radeon RX 550
133%
GeForce GTX 470
133%
Radeon HD 6870
138%
Radeon HD 5870
147%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
152%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
153%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
155%
Radeon HD 6950
156%
GeForce GTX 295
162%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
163%
Radeon HD 7850
165%
GeForce GTX 480
168%
Radeon HD 6970
175%
Radeon R7 265
179%
Radeon RX 460
182%
Radeon R7 370
182%
GeForce GTX 660
182%
GeForce GTX 570
183%
Radeon RX 560
186%
GeForce GTX 950
197%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
199%
Radeon R9 270X
204%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
206%
GeForce GTX 580
207%
GeForce GTX 1050
209%
Radeon HD 7950
209%
GeForce GTX 1630
213%
Radeon HD 5970
214%
GeForce GTX 760
220%
GeForce GTX 670
236%
GeForce GTX 960
243%
Radeon R9 380
249%
Radeon R9 285
250%
Radeon HD 7970
253%
GeForce GTX 680
255%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
261%
GeForce GTX 770
268%
Radeon HD 6990
274%
Radeon R9 280X
281%
GeForce GTX 590
285%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
285%
GeForce GTX 780
316%
Arc A380
316%
Radeon RX 6400
320%
GeForce GTX 1650
327%
Radeon RX 470
347%
Radeon R9 290
352%
Radeon RX 570
371%
Radeon R9 390
376%
Radeon R9 290X
378%
GeForce GTX 970
383%
GeForce GTX TITAN
388%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
393%
Radeon R9 390X
399%
Radeon HD 7990
400%
Radeon RX 480
402%
GeForce GTX 690
406%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
417%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
422%
Radeon RX 580
428%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
431%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
435%
GeForce GTX 980
437%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
440%
Radeon R9 FURY
442%
Radeon RX 590
462%
Radeon R9 295X2
486%
GeForce GTX 1660
489%
Radeon R9 FURY X
495%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
503%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
516%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
532%
GeForce GTX 1070
561%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
561%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
570%
Radeon RX Vega 56
598%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
634%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
643%
Radeon RX Vega 64
652%
GeForce GTX 1080
661%
GeForce RTX 2060
661%
Radeon RX 5700
688%
Arc A580
690%
Radeon RX 6600
718%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
743%
GeForce RTX 2070
752%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
753%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
768%
Arc A750
793%
Radeon VII
797%
TITAN X Pascal
817%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
826%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
842%
Arc A770
850%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
851%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
895%
Radeon RX 7600
905%
GeForce RTX 4060
909%
GeForce RTX 2080
916%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
934%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
960%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
983%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
1018%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
1080%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
1092%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
1100%
GeForce RTX 3070
1152%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
1232%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
1245%
Radeon RX 6800
1269%
GeForce RTX 4070
1406%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
1442%
GeForce RTX 3080
1497%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
1511%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
1553%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
1631%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
1663%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
1676%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
1678%
GeForce RTX 3090
1708%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
1751%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1913%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
1964%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1981%
GeForce RTX 4080
2224%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
2258%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
2279%
GeForce RTX 4090
2794%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
850 MHz
Memory Clock
975 MHz
3.9 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
124.8 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
800
TMUs
40
ROPs
16
Compute Units
10
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
256 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
13.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
34.00 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
1,360 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
272.0 GFLOPS (1:5)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
241 mm
9.5 inches
Width
111 mm
4.4 inches
Height
40 mm
1.6 inches
TDP
190 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
2x 6-pin
Board Number
109-B79031-00

Graphics Features

DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
4.1

RV790 GPU Notes

Codename: Wekiva Plus (Spartan)
Graphics/Compute: GFX3
Display Core Engine: 3.1
Unified Video Decoder: 2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 13.1 / 13.4 Beta

Windows Vista / 7:
Catalyst Software Suite 13.9

Retail boards based on this design (21)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
900 MHz 1000 MHz
925 MHz 1050 MHz
850 MHz 975 MHz
850 MHz 975 MHz 246 mm/9.7 inches
900 MHz 1000 MHz 246 mm/9.7 inches
965 MHz 1050 MHz 246 mm/9.7 inches
850 MHz 975 MHz 254 mm/10 inches
850 MHz 975 MHz 254 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
1000 MHz 1000 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
900 MHz 1000 MHz
950 MHz 975 MHz
850 MHz 975 MHz
1000 MHz 1050 MHz
850 MHz 975 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
960 MHz 1050 MHz
870 MHz 1050 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort 1x VGA
870 MHz 1050 MHz 2 GB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort 1x VGA
950 MHz 1050 MHz
850 MHz 975 MHz
1000 MHz 1000 MHz
1000 MHz 1000 MHz
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