ATI Radeon HD 4570 vs R4 (Beema)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R4 (Beema) with Radeon HD 4570, including specs and performance data.

R4 (Beema)
2014
1.03
+102%

R4 (Beema) outperforms ATI HD 4570 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11051234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameBeemaRV710
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)25 November 2008 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12880
Core clock speed800 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistorsno data242 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data5.200
Floating-point performanceno data0.104 gflops

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataDDR2
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R4 (Beema) 1.03
+102%
ATI HD 4570 0.51

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

R4 (Beema) 399
+102%
ATI HD 4570 198

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 HD9
+125%
4−5
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how R4 (Beema) and ATI HD 4570 compete in popular games:

  • R4 (Beema) is 125% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.51
Recency 29 April 2014 25 November 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R4 (Beema) has a 102% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R4 (Beema) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R4 (Beema) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4570 is a desktop one.


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