ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Matrox Parhelia APVe
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 803 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.13 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.84 |
| Architecture | Parhelia (2002−2006) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Parhelia-512 | R700 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2006 (19 years ago) | 12 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $550 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | no data | 800 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 80 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 286 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 28.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.12 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 40 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 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 | 2x DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2006 | 12 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 55 nm |
ATI HD 4870 X2 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 173% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Matrox Parhelia APVe and Radeon HD 4870 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
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