UHD Graphics 770 vs Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregated performance score

ATI HD 4870
2008
1024 MB GDDR5
3.54

UHD Graphics 770 outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking682547
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.271.27
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Alder Lake
GPU code nameRV770Alder Lake xG
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (15 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$162 (0.5x MSRP)$878

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

UHD Graphics 770 has 370% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.

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 cores80032
Core clock speed750 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data300 MHz
Number of transistors956 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate30.0026.40
Floating-point performance1,200.0 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16Ring Bus
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed3600 MHz1550 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 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 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3

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 3.54
UHD Graphics 770 6.13
+73.2%

UHD Graphics 770 outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by 73% based on our aggregated 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
UHD Graphics 770 2761
+102%

UHD Graphics 770 outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by 102% 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 HD9−10
−88.9%
17
+88.9%
4K7−8
−85.7%
13
+85.7%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.54 6.13
Recency 25 June 2008 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 55 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

The UHD Graphics 770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.


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