GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.54
+5.7%

Radeon HD 4870 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 OEM by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking683699
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.270.08
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRV770GK104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (15 years ago)22 August 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$162 (0.5x MSRP)$481

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4870 has 238% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.

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 cores8001152
Core clock speed750 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speedno data888 MHz
Number of transistors956 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate30.0085.25
Floating-point performance1,200.0 gflops2,046 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length250 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s179.2 GB/s

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-Video2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.54 3.35
Recency 25 June 2008 22 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 660 OEM.


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