ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Place in the ranking	696	733
Place by popularity	65	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.79	0.15
Power efficiency	2.40	0.82
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GF116	R700
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	12 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti has 427% better value for money than ATI HD 4870 X2.

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	192	800
Core clock speed	900 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	286 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.80	28.00
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	32	40

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	115.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 550 Ti 4.04
+18.8%

ATI HD 4870 X2 3.40

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 550 Ti 1554
+18.7%

ATI HD 4870 X2 1309

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	38 +26.7%	30−35 −26.7%
Full HD	36 +20%	30−35 −20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.14
+343%

18.33

−343%

GTX 550 Ti has 343% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Elden Ring	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Valorant	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Dota 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Elden Ring	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Fortnite	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Valorant	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
World of Tanks	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Dota 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Valorant	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Elden Ring	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
World of Tanks	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Fortnite	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and ATI HD 4870 X2 compete in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is 27% faster in 900p
GTX 550 Ti is 20% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.04	3.40
Recency	15 March 2011	12 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	286 Watt

GTX 550 Ti has a 18.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 146.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.