GeForce RTX 4060 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Place in performance ranking	694	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	3
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.20	47.76
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	R700	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2008 (15 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$550	$299
Current price	$202 (0.4x MSRP)	$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 23780% better value for money than ATI HD 4870 X2.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	800	3072
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	236.2
Floating-point performance	2x 1,120.0 gflops	no data

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 12-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	272.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 4870 X2 3.39

RTX 4060 50.69
+1395%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 1395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 4870 X2 1309

RTX 4060 19575
+1395%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 1395% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD	9−10 −1478%	142 +1478%
1440p	4−5 −1725%	73 +1725%
4K	2−3 −2100%	44 +2100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

139

−1375%

2050−2100
+1375%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −1371%	1250−1300 +1371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −1394%	1300−1350 +1394%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −1391%	2400−2450 +1391%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −1365%	1450−1500 +1365%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 −1349%	1550−1600 +1349%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −1371%	1500−1550 +1371%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −1363%	1800−1850 +1363%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −1377%	2600−2650 +1377%
Hitman 3	100−110 −1371%	1500−1550 +1371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −1376%	3100−3150 +1376%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −1373%	1900−1950 +1373%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −1355%	1600−1650 +1355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	272 −1389%	4050−4100 +1389%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −1360%	1650−1700 +1360%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −1371%	1250−1300 +1371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −1394%	1300−1350 +1394%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −1391%	2400−2450 +1391%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −1365%	1450−1500 +1365%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −1344%	1300−1350 +1344%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −1371%	1500−1550 +1371%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −1363%	1800−1850 +1363%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −1377%	2600−2650 +1377%
Hitman 3	100−110 −1371%	1500−1550 +1371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −1376%	3100−3150 +1376%
Metro Exodus	78 −1374%	1150−1200 +1374%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −1355%	1600−1650 +1355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	217 −1375%	3200−3250 +1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	215 −1388%	3200−3250 +1388%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −1360%	1650−1700 +1360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −1371%	1250−1300 +1371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −1394%	1300−1350 +1394%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −1365%	1450−1500 +1365%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 −1338%	1150−1200 +1338%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −1371%	1500−1550 +1371%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −1377%	2600−2650 +1377%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −1376%	3100−3150 +1376%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 −1374%	2800−2850 +1374%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	112 −1373%	1650−1700 +1373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −1360%	1650−1700 +1360%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−1355%

1600−1650
+1355%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −1356%	1500−1550 +1356%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 −1371%	1750−1800 +1371%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −1329%	800−850 +1329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −1341%	850−900 +1341%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −1338%	1150−1200 +1338%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 −1358%	700−750 +1358%
Far Cry 5	110 −1355%	1600−1650 +1355%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −1386%	1650−1700 +1386%
Hitman 3	70−75 −1329%	1000−1050 +1329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −1366%	1700−1750 +1366%
Metro Exodus	111 −1386%	1650−1700 +1386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 −1373%	1900−1950 +1373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −1381%	1200−1250 +1381%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −1300%	700−750 +1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−1394%

1300−1350

+1394%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −1381%	800−850 +1381%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −1313%	650−700 +1313%
Hitman 3	40−45 −1329%	600−650 +1329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −1349%	1000−1050 +1349%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	46 −1313%	650−700 +1313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −1371%	1000−1050 +1371%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −1386%	550−600 +1386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −1329%	500−550 +1329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −1329%	500−550 +1329%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 −1350%	290−300 +1350%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −1306%	450−500 +1306%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1386%	1100−1150 +1386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −1349%	1000−1050 +1349%
Metro Exodus	58 −1366%	850−900 +1366%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −1329%	400−450 +1329%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−1358%

700−750
+1358%

This is how ATI HD 4870 X2 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 is 1478% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 is 1725% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 is 2100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.39	50.69
Recency	12 August 2008	18 May 2023
Cost	$550	$299
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt	115 Watt