ATI Radeon HD 4870 vs RX 570

Place in the ranking	307	721
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.59	0.31
Power efficiency	10.42	1.65
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	RV770
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 4929% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.

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	2048	800
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	750 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	30.00
Floating-point processing power	5.095 TFLOPS	1.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	40

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	115.2 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A

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.

RX 570 18.12
+405%

ATI HD 4870 3.59

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.

RX 570 6967
+405%

ATI HD 4870 1380

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	83 +419%	16−18 −419%
1440p	48 +433%	9−10 −433%
4K	30 +500%	5−6 −500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.04 +818%	18.69 −818%
1440p	3.52 +844%	33.22 −844%
4K	5.63 +962%	59.80 −962%

RX 570 has 818% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 570 has 844% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 570 has 962% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Elden Ring	55−60 +470%	10−11 −470%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +407%	14−16 −407%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Metro Exodus	76 +443%	14−16 −443%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
Valorant	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +467%	18−20 −467%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Dota 2	49 +444%	9−10 −444%
Elden Ring	55−60 +470%	10−11 −470%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Fortnite	102 +467%	18−20 −467%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 +421%	14−16 −421%
Metro Exodus	51 +410%	10−11 −410%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +421%	24−27 −421%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +460%	10−11 −460%
Valorant	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
World of Tanks	210−220 +448%	40−45 −448%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	58 +480%	10−11 −480%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Dota 2	60−65 +433%	12−14 −433%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	66 +450%	12−14 −450%
Valorant	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Elden Ring	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +450%	30−33 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
World of Tanks	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +471%	7−8 −471%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%
Metro Exodus	48 +433%	9−10 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Valorant	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Dota 2	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Elden Ring	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Metro Exodus	16 +433%	3−4 −433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +440%	10−11 −440%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +500%	5−6 −500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Dota 2	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Fortnite	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
Valorant	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

This is how RX 570 and ATI HD 4870 compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 419% faster in 1080p
RX 570 is 433% faster in 1440p
RX 570 is 500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.12	3.59
Recency	18 April 2017	25 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

RX 570 has a 404.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

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