ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs FirePro D300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D300 with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D300
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
9.24
+196%

D300 outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking491777
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Power efficiency4.700.83
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code namePitcairnR700
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)12 August 2008 (16 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.

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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 cores1280800 ×2
Core clock speed850 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0028.00 ×2
Floating-point processing power2.176 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs3216 ×2
TMUs8040 ×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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1270 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth162.6 GB/s115.2 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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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