ATI Radeon HD 4870 vs ATI HD 4890

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 4870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4890
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
3.91
+9.8%

ATI HD 4890 outperforms ATI HD 4870 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking694713
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.390.27
Power efficiency1.471.70
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV790RV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2009 (15 years ago)25 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4890 has 44% 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 cores800800
Core clock speed850 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors959 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate34.0030.00
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPS1.2 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 2.0 x16
Length241 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed975 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth124.8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A

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 4890 3.91
+9.8%
ATI HD 4870 3.56

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 4890 1507
+9.6%
ATI HD 4870 1375

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 3.91 3.56
Recency 2 April 2009 25 June 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 150 Watt

ATI HD 4890 has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

ATI HD 4870, on the other hand, has 26.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 4870.


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