GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs ATI Radeon HD 4870

Place in the ranking	720	11
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	8.29
Power efficiency	1.64	11.74
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	RV770	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 Ti has 2574% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.

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	10752
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1560 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1860 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.00	625.0
Floating-point processing power	1.2 TFLOPS	40 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	112
TMUs	40	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 x16
Length	250 mm	336 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 3.58

RTX 3090 Ti 77.08
+2053%

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 1380

RTX 3090 Ti 29703
+2052%

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	10−12 −2170%	227 +2170%
1440p	6−7 −2367%	148 +2367%
4K	5−6 −2080%	109 +2080%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	29.90	8.81
1440p	49.83	13.51
4K	59.80	18.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

219

+0%

219

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160 +0%	160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	201 +0%	201 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +0%	270−280 +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	138 +0%	138 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	173 +0%	173 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +0%	270−280 +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%
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	123 +0%	123 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	152 +0%	152 +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	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	193 +0%	193 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130 +0%	130 +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	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	108 +0%	108 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +0%	104 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +0%	140−150 +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	173 +0%	173 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +0%	73 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +0%	53 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 +0%	70 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is 2170% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 2367% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 2080% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.58	77.08
Recency	25 June 2008	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	450 Watt

ATI HD 4870 has 200% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2053.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.