Radeon HD 4870
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Radeon HD 4870 Review
Radeon HD 4870 is a high-end GPU based on the 55nm, third unified shader architecture, R700.
It's based on the RV770 PRO Core and offers 800 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs a 256-bit memory interface of fast GDDR5. The central unit runs at 750MHz and the memory clock runs at up to 900MHz.
Compared to Radeon HD 4890, it offers slightly less bandwidth (thanks to the higher operating memory clock), the central unit is lower clocked and features twice as less video memory. However, it only consumes up to 150W (40W less). The performance difference between is not very significant and so Radeon HD 4870 might be the best choice, over 4890 since it can be easily overclocked.
Most of today's modern games should run fluently at high settings but with modest resolutions. DirectX 11 games aren't supported.
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Radeon HD 4870 Performance Specification
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750 MHz
RV770 PRO
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900 MHz
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30 GTexel/s
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12 GPixel/s
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moomoohead326
23:56 Apr-22-2013

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I'm getting a new rig with this graphics card. Is it good? And if not, what's the best card to get?
Pelozaki
09:05 Apr-27-2013

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don't get it,because it doesn't support dx 11....i mean,take it if you want,but If I was you,I would skip this one .)
moomoohead326
15:03 Apr-27-2013

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Unfortunately I can't get away from it. I'm getting this rig built for me from basically left over hardware (minus the CPU)
LucianDragos
01:33 Mar-23-2013

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I had a delay in getting my new video card when I 1st built my new rig so I had to use my old rig's 4870 for a bit.
But when paired with the new i7 3770K and DDR3 2133 ram it was able to keep 25 - 30+ fps in Skyrim maxed settings 1080p and with the high rez packs..
It was almost pushed to tears, pinned at no less then 99%+ load and heating up like a space heater doing it but it worked lol. Not bad for its age at all =P
armydogtag6
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Helo all i need help...and fast!
I got a 420W PSU will it be ok with this card or will it damage my pc?
pls help fast its on sale 35 dollars! but only for another two days!
ahnaf22
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Get atleast a 500w branded psu.
armydogtag6
15:11 Mar-28-2013

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thx
THEGREATAMAN
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please tell me can i use this graphics card with umax 600 watt smps
and also tell me can this card run new games at medium to high settings
maza90210
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yeah I think it can, it can run Crysis on maxed out
mrkac1994
08:52 Sep-09-2012

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Hey guys how would my PSU handle this card???Good,bad,great?? :D
kibber440
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I think it will run, but when the card get's on a 80%+ load your gonna have problems ... also your 1 PCI power connector short with that power supply ;)
mrkac1994
15:58 Sep-09-2012

Ok,then I'll probably take HD4830 or 4850.Could I handle HD4850 at full load wihtout problems??If not I'll take HD4830 :)
anthonystark
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hey,, u can go there
I think your PSU can handle HD 4850 very well... :)
mrkac1994
17:13 Sep-09-2012

Thanks :D What field do i haf to fill in???There's realy alot of them xD Can anyone tell me just can i suport HD4850 or HD4830 at full load?? :D
anthonystark
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most of them,, like CPU, GPU, RAMs, Drives,, then u can figure it out..
My friend's CPU (acbel 420 watt) can handle HD 4850. He got 2 HDDs and 1 DVD-RW,, running fine, almost 3 years.
I think u will fine..... :)
mrkac1994
18:51 Sep-09-2012

That's great info...Tnx :DDDD
kibber440
20:27 Sep-09-2012

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Yeah the 4830 and the 4850 need much less power.
mrkac1994
20:31 Sep-09-2012

Tnx,than I'll get one of those 2 cards depending which one will be cheaper :)
AxeAwesome
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Is there going to be a bottleneck between this and intel core 2 duo e6500?And if there will be,would it be better to take a weaker gpu or to overclock the cpu?
Kazelethon
12:44 Sep-07-2012

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There will be a bottleneck in some games .. but not really big, the settings in games can be adjusted so cpu won't be stressed too much, also you can slighty overclock it. Get this gpu, is a really good idea, make sure ur PSU got at least 32 amperes on 12v rail. A weaker psu could burn parts of the system.
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The consensus I've come to understand is: games with big maps and lots of players, MMO's generally and few richly designed games METRO2033 or CRYSIS will be affected by CPU, otherwise NO.
Mazasrb
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4870 has 39% higher memory bandwidth.But 6770 is 20% more efficient in AF and AA.I'm just sayin. ;D
Tero
21:36 Jul-21-2012

Of course it is, it's 2 generations newer :D
Core2Quad
15:50 Jul-31-2012

yes 6770 is better ;)
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the performance same as GTX 260 in comparison but why HD 4870 beats gtx 260 in every games
Core2Quad
03:40 Jul-21-2012

Hd 4870 is ddr5 while gtx260 is ddr3 ! thats why it beats gtx260 in every game ! :)
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how does my 7750 is 6 percent faster than this ?
WorryBear
11:41 Jul-17-2012

ATI HD4870 is pretty great card for its age, this card can easily play any game on High ,maybe even Ultra settings... its has 256bit memory bus, and GDDR5 memory, and very good Memory Bandwidth... I hope I helped :D
Tero
18:52 Jul-18-2012

Don't forget ATI/AMDs numbering scheme, x750 is a higher-end card but x870 is even higher ;)
Core2Quad
12:19 Jul-30-2012

so 4870 is faster than 7750 ?
Tero
12:34 Jul-30-2012

Well this one does have 256bit memory bus which comes in handy ;)
Not to mention more SPUs but they are older so I'd say the HD7750 is better with newer games :)
Core2Quad
15:11 Jul-30-2012

ok thanks :)
Tero
15:55 Jul-30-2012

No problem :)
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is the 4870 eviqulant to the GTX 460??? seems so in price.
Tero
10:43 Jul-04-2012

Yeah they are very similar in terms of performance ;)
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Ryutaichi, maybe you must upgrade your CPU
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