GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon HD 8870M

Place in the ranking	690	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.07
Power efficiency	no data	12.10
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Venus	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	640	14592
Core clock speed	725 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.00	1,149
Floating-point processing power	0.992 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	40	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	114

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	2 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9
DLSS	-	+

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.

HD 8870M 4.13

RTX 4090 D 72.25
+1649%

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.

HD 8870M 1638

RTX 4090 D 28686
+1651%

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:

900p	42 −1567%	700−750 +1567%
Full HD	32 −1619%	550−600 +1619%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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2.91

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1606%	290−300 +1606%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Valorant	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Dota 2	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1491%	350−400 +1491%
Fortnite	24−27 −1500%	400−450 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1606%	290−300 +1606%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1522%	600−650 +1522%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Valorant	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
World of Tanks	87 −1624%	1500−1550 +1624%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Dota 2	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1491%	350−400 +1491%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1606%	290−300 +1606%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1522%	600−650 +1522%
Valorant	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1624%	500−550 +1624%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
World of Tanks	30−33 −1567%	500−550 +1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Valorant	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Dota 2	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Fortnite	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Valorant	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%

This is how HD 8870M and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 1567% faster in 900p
RTX 4090 D is 1619% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.13	72.25
Recency	1 April 2013	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 4090 D has a 1649.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8870M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8870M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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