ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs FirePro D300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D300 with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.
D300 outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 494 | 781 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.13 |
| Power efficiency | 4.70 | 0.83 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | R700 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 12 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $550 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 800 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 286 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 28.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.176 TFLOPS | 1.12 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 80 | 40 ×2 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s ×2 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.24 | 3.12 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 12 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 286 Watt |
FirePro D300 has a 196.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 90.7% lower power consumption.
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a desktop one.
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