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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 875 MHz 0 % 750 MHz 14.3 %
Effective Clock 1200 MHz 68.4 % 3800 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 228 W 0 % 150 W 34.2 %
Length 279 mm 0 % 241 mm 13.6 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 23926 0 % 18792 21.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5724 0 % 3531 38.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 404.3 0 % 46.3 88.5 %
Average DirectX performance 30 FPS 0 % 12.2 FPS 59.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 52.5 FPS 0 % 35.8 FPS 31.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.3 FPS 0 % 13 FPS 58.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 36.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 1036 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.2 FPS 32.2 FPS
High settings 81.3 FPS 57.9 FPS
Medium settings 97.6 FPS 69.5 FPS
Low settings 136.7 FPS 97.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon HD 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 39.0 FPS 30.1 FPS
High settings 70.2 FPS 54.2 FPS
Medium settings 84.2 FPS 65.0 FPS
Low settings 117.9 FPS 91.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.8 %
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