Radeon RX 6500 XT vs ATI HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon RX 6500 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4870 X2
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 286 Watt
3.39

RX 6500 XT outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 629% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking740228
Place by popularitynot in top-10095
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1558.23
Power efficiency0.8215.94
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameR700Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2008 (16 years ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$550 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 6500 XT has 38720% 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 cores800 ×21024
Core clock speed700 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2815 MHz
Number of transistors956 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)286 Watt107 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00 ×2180.2
Floating-point processing power1.12 TFLOPS ×25.765 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×232
TMUs40 ×264
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB ×28 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s ×2143.9 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

ATI HD 4870 X2 3.39
RX 6500 XT 24.72
+629%

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.

ATI HD 4870 X2 1309
RX 6500 XT 9557
+630%

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 HD8−9
−713%
65
+713%
1440p4−5
−650%
30
+650%
4K2−3
−700%
16
+700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p68.75
−2146%
3.06
+2146%
1440p137.50
−1973%
6.63
+1973%
4K275.00
−2111%
12.44
+2111%
  • RX 6500 XT has 2146% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6500 XT has 1973% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6500 XT has 2111% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 84
+0%
84
+0%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 48
+0%
48
+0%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 86
+0%
86
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+0%
34
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3
+0%
3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 X2 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is 713% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 XT is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 XT is 700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.39 24.72
Recency 12 August 2008 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 107 Watt

RX 6500 XT has a 629.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 167.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

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