17 May 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements. Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 10 requirement.

How many years will the Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition? Are you looking to upgrade a Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition? Then we would suggest getting a 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, as it can run 780 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 449% increased graphics performance. Alternatively we would suggest getting a R-500 Series Radeon RX 580 8GB, as it can run 686 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 348% increased graphics performance.

FPS System Benchmark

0 FPS

High

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition was released on 25 Jun 2008

Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition Game FPS Benchmarks On Ultra

AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition

GPU

Architecture

R700 RV770 PRO

Process

55nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

31 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

12 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

800

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 10.1

Shader

4.1

Open GL

3.3

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

512 MB

Memory Speed

950 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

121.6GB/sec

L2 Cache

0KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

780 MHz

Power

Max Power

150 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 37 Amps

Power Connector

2x 6-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz

Best RAM Match

6 GB

Best Resolution

1600 x 900

GPU Upgrade

Radeon HD 5870 1024MB

GD Official

GD Value

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GD RATING

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Approved

Resolution Performance
1366x768	1600x900	1920x1080	2560x1440	3840x2160
8.8	6.6	5.1	2.9	1.9

Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition is a special edition of AMD's High-End Radeon HD 4890, created by PowerColor.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit now runs at 780MHz, instead of 750MHz.

Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock is now of 950MHz, instead of 900MHz.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.

Cooling Solution
PCS+ Cooling Solution.

Performance
Benchmarks indicate a 7% performance over the reference Radeon HD 4870.

Source [Pip]

CPU

Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

406%

RAM

13GB

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Radeon HD 4870 PowerColor PCS+ 512MB Edition Extras

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Variants

AMD HD 4000 Series

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