ATI FireGL V5600 vs ATI Radeon HD 4870
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 764 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.68 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | RV630 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 28 June 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 800 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 89 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 6.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.2 TFLOPS | 0.192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 8 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 35.2 GB/s |
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, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 June 2008 | 28 June 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 89 Watt |
ATI HD 4870 has an age advantage of 11 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL V5600, on the other hand, has 68.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4870 and FireGL V5600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4870 is a desktop graphics card while FireGL V5600 is a workstation one.
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