Radeon HD 8470D vs HD 4870

Place in performance ranking	683	1083
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	0.05
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code name	RV770	Richland
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	5 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$162 (0.5x MSRP)	$37

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4870 has 440% better value for money than HD 8470D.

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 cores	800	128
Core clock speed	750 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.00	10.20
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	no data

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	IGP
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3.55
+278%

HD 8470D 0.94

HD 4870 outperforms HD 8470D by 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 4870 1370
+276%

HD 8470D 364

HD 4870 outperforms HD 8470D by 276% in Passmark.

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

55−60
+267%

−267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%