Radeon R5 M435 vs HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.55
+71.5%

HD 4870 outperforms R5 M435 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking683833
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.270.11
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameRV770Jet
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (15 years ago)15 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$162 (0.5x MSRP)$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4870 has 145% better value for money than R5 M435.

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 cores800320
Core clock speed750 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1030 MHz
Number of transistors956 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate30.0020.60
Floating-point performance1,200.0 gflops547.2 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 x8
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s36 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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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
+71.5%
R5 M435 2.07

HD 4870 outperforms R5 M435 by 71% 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
+71.3%
R5 M435 800

HD 4870 outperforms R5 M435 by 71% in Passmark.

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 3.55 2.07
Recency 25 June 2008 15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

The Radeon HD 4870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M435 in performance tests.


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