Radeon RX 7900 XT vs ATI HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4870 X2
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 286 Watt
3.40

RX 7900 XT outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 2112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking73214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1537.78
Power efficiency0.8117.18
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameR700Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2008 (16 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$550 $899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 25087% 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 cores8005376
Core clock speed700 MHz1387 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2394 MHz
Number of transistors956 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)286 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00804.4
Floating-point processing power1.12 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs40336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 x16
Length267 mm276 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s800.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
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. 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 3.40
RX 7900 XT 75.20
+2112%

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 7900 XT 28977
+2114%

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 HD9−10
−2178%
205
+2178%
1440p6−7
−2117%
133
+2117%
4K3−4
−2767%
86
+2767%

Cost per frame, $

1080p61.114.39
1440p91.676.76
4K183.3310.45

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 212
+0%
212
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+0%
190
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 492
+0%
492
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350
+0%
350
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 424
+0%
424
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 265
+0%
265
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 277
+0%
277
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 325
+0%
325
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 159
+0%
159
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+0%
173
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 X2 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 2178% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 2117% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 2767% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.40 75.20
Recency 12 August 2008 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 300 Watt

ATI HD 4870 X2 has 4.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 2111.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.


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