GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

Place in the ranking	734	10
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.15	8.17
Power efficiency	0.82	11.79
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	R700	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2008 (16 years ago)	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$550	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 Ti has 5347% better value for money than ATI HD 4870 X2.

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	800	10752
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1560 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1860 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	625.0
Floating-point processing power	1.12 TFLOPS	40 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	112
TMUs	40	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	336 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	1,008 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

ATI HD 4870 X2 3.41

RTX 3090 Ti 77.06
+2160%

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.

ATI HD 4870 X2 1309

RTX 3090 Ti 29625
+2163%

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	9−10 −2344%	220 +2344%
1440p	6−7 −2450%	153 +2450%
4K	4−5 −2600%	108 +2600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	61.11 −573%	9.09 +573%
1440p	91.67 −602%	13.07 +602%
4K	137.50 −643%	18.51 +643%

RTX 3090 Ti has 573% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti has 602% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti has 643% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +0%	219 +0%
Elden Ring	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	101 +0%	101 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +0%	86 +0%
Dota 2	185 +0%	185 +0%
Elden Ring	317 +0%	317 +0%
Far Cry 5	136 +0%	136 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +0%	170 +0%
Metro Exodus	73 +0%	73 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +0%	76 +0%
Dota 2	195 +0%	195 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	151 +0%	151 +0%
Elden Ring	208 +0%	208 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	151 +0%	151 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +0%	300−310 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Dota 2	181 +0%	181 +0%
Elden Ring	116 +0%	116 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	181 +0%	181 +0%
Metro Exodus	84 +0%	84 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +0%	181 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +0%	27 +0%
Dota 2	184 +0%	184 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 X2 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is 2344% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 2450% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 2600% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.41	77.06
Recency	12 August 2008	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt	450 Watt

ATI HD 4870 X2 has 57.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2159.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

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