The Radeon HD 4870 Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB Edition was released on 07 Mar 2009
AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 4870 Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB Edition
GPU
Architecture
R700 RV770 PRO
Process
55nm
TMUs
40
Texture Rate
30 GTexel/s
ROPs
16
Pixel Rate
12 GPixel/s
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 10.1
Shader
4.1
Open GL
3.2
Resolution (WxH)
2560 x 1600
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
1024MB
Memory Speed
900MHz
Memory Bus
256bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
115.2GB/sec
L2 Cache
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
1
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
750 MHz
Power
Max Power
150 Watts
PSU
500 Watt & 37 Amps
Power Connector
2x 6-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Best RAM Match
6 GB
Best Resolution
1600 x 900
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
Approved
Radeon HD 4870 Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis
Overview
Radeon HD 4870 Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's High-End Radeon HD 4890, created by Sapphire.
Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit remains the same.
Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock remains the same while the Frame Buffer was doubled to 1GB: useful at higher resolutions.
Cooling Solution
The Cooling System has been replaced by Sapphire's Vapor-X Cooling Solution, which has cooling module on the GPU together with a heatsink and profiled fan venting heat out of the case.
Performance
Benchmarks indicate a 3% performance over the reference Radeon HD 4870.