ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs ATI HD 5450

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5450 and Radeon HD 4870 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5450
2010
2 GB DDR2, 19 Watt
0.35

ATI HD 4870 X2 outperforms ATI HD 5450 by a whopping 871% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1287732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.15
Power efficiency1.260.81
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameCedarR700
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 February 2010 (14 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 cores80800
Core clock speed650 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors292 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rate5.20028.00
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs840

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
Length170 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
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 5450 0.35
ATI HD 4870 X2 3.40
+871%

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 5450 136
ATI HD 4870 X2 1309
+863%

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 0.35 3.40
Recency 4 February 2010 12 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 286 Watt

ATI HD 5450 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1405.3% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4870 X2, on the other hand, has a 871.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5450 in performance tests.


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