ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Pro W5700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5700 with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5700
2019, $799
8 GB GDDR6, 205 Watt
33.88
+982%

Pro W5700 outperforms HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 982% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking169803
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.190.13
Power efficiency12.730.84
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNavi 10R700
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date19 November 2019 (6 years ago)12 August 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Pro W5700 has 11585% better value for money than ATI HD 4870 X2.

Performance to price scatter graph

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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304800 ×2
Core clock speed1243 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1930 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,300 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rate277.928.00 ×2
Floating-point processing power8.893 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs6416 ×2
TMUs14440 ×2
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cache4 MB256 KB

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 4.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length305 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1750 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s ×2
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Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors5x mini-DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.54.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pro W5700 33.88
+982%
ATI HD 4870 X2 3.13

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.

Pro W5700 14138
+980%
Samples: 394
ATI HD 4870 X2 1309
Samples: 209

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 33.88 3.13
Recency 19 November 2019 12 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 286 Watt

Pro W5700 has a 982% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 686% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a desktop one.

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