ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 775M Mac Edition
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
3.37

ATI HD 4870 X2 outperforms GTX 775M Mac Edition by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking735730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.15
Power efficiency2.350.83
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK104R700
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)12 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1344800
Core clock speed797 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rate89.2628.00
Floating-point processing power2.142 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11240

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

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 3.37 3.39
Recency 8 November 2013 12 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 286 Watt

GTX 775M Mac Edition has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 186% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4870 X2, on the other hand, has a 0.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition and Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a desktop one.


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