GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.58

RTX 3050 4 GB outperforms ATI HD 4870 by a whopping 392% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking720309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3137.01
Power efficiency1.6413.42
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV770GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 4 GB has 11839% 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 cores8002048
Core clock speed750 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1740 MHz
Number of transistors956 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate30.00111.4
Floating-point processing power1.2 TFLOPS7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length250 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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 3.58
RTX 3050 4 GB 17.62
+392%

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 1380
RTX 3050 4 GB 6788
+392%

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 3.58 17.62
Recency 25 June 2008 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 90 Watt

RTX 3050 4 GB has a 392.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB 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.

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