Graphic cards

Radeon HD 4870

About AMD Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon HD 4870 is graphic card manufactured by AMD and launched in Q3 2012 . It's using PCIe 2.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 750 MHz and 2048 MB (2GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 . This graphic card is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 150 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

AMD
Factory

PCIe 2.0 x16
Motherboard Bus

Q3 2012
Launched

512 - 1024 MB
Memory

750 - 800 MHz
Core Clock

900 - 3800 MHz
Effective Clock

DirectX 10.1
DirectX

OpenGL 3.3
OpenGL

150 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

241 mm
Length

1
Cooling Fans

1 - 2
Case Slots

2-way
CrossFire

Overall Score 18786

Benchmark Score 3529

2D Benchmark Score 45.8

Future Proof 21%

Component performance

10.8 FPS
Average DirectX performance

36.1 FPS
DirectX 9 performance

7 FPS
DirectX 10 performance

0 FPS
DirectX 11 performance

0 FPS
DirectX 12 performance

0 operations/s
Graphic card computing

Compatible processors

Processors that best works with Radeon HD 4870 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	E2-3200	Desktop Used in	Q4 2011 Launched	FM1 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon II X2 215	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	AM3 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	A4-3300	Desktop Used in	Q4 2011 Launched	FM1 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E7300	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E5400	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 7750	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	95 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium Extreme Edition 965	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	3.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6700	Desktop Used in	Q1 2010 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 FX-62	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Extreme X6800	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	2.9 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.9 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E7200	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E8300	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 6400+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	3.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon II X2 240e	Desktop Used in	Q4 2009 Launched	AM3 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core i3-3229Y	Desktop Used in	Q1 2013 Launched	BGA1023 Socket	1.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	13 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6750	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E7400	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E5200	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5200B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3200	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5200+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E2220	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3400	Desktop Used in	Q1 2010 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5000B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E4700	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E4600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5200	Desktop Used in	Q4 2010 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5000	Desktop Used in	Q4 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6550	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium G620T	Desktop Used in	Q3 2011 Launched	LGA1155 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 7550	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	95 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5400+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5600+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5400B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E5300	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 6000+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3500	Desktop Used in	Q1 2011 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E2210	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 4450e	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 FX-60	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	939 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	110 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 4450B	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 5160	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	80 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3060	Server Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3070	Server Used in	Q2 2010 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3050	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 5140	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3065	Server Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon	Server Used in	Q2 2009 Launched		3.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		3.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads
	Xeon 5150	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads

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Average frames per second

AMD Radeon HD 4870 can run games with frames per second ranging from 32.2 FPS up to 97.2 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 32.2 FPS .
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 57.9 FPS .
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 69.4 FPS .
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 97.2 FPS .

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic card AMD Radeon HD 4870

Number of frames per second for AMD Radeon HD 4870 graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, AMD Radeon HD 4870 can achieve from 23.9 FPS up to 110.6 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings AMD Radeon HD 4870 can achieve from 23.9 FPS up to 36.6 FPS , with average around 30.2 FPS .
On high settings AMD Radeon HD 4870 can achieve from 43.1 FPS up to 65.8 FPS , with average around 54.3 FPS .
On medium settings AMD Radeon HD 4870 can achieve from 51.7 FPS up to 79.0 FPS , with average around 65.2 FPS .
On low settings AMD Radeon HD 4870 can achieve from 72.3 FPS up to 110.6 FPS , with average around 91.3 FPS .

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Compatible processors

E2-3200

Athlon II X2 215

A4-3300

Core2 Duo E7300

Pentium E5400

Athlon 7750

Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Core2 Duo E6700

Athlon 64 FX-62

Core2 Extreme X6800

Core2 Duo E7200

Core2 Duo E8300

Athlon 64 X2 6400+

Athlon II X2 240e

Core i3-3229Y

Core2 Duo E6750

Core2 Duo E7400

Pentium E5200

Athlon 5200B

Celeron E3200

Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Pentium E2220

Celeron E3400

Athlon 5000B

Core2 Duo E4700

Core2 Duo E4600

Athlon 5200

Athlon 5000

Core2 Duo E6550

Pentium G620T

Athlon 7550

Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Athlon 5400B

Pentium E5300

Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Celeron E3500

Core2 Duo E6600

Pentium E2210

Athlon 4450e

Athlon 64 FX-60

Athlon 4450B

Xeon 5160

Xeon 3060

Xeon 3070

Xeon 3050

Xeon 5140

Xeon 3065

Xeon

Xeon 5150

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