FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro V5800
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 286% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 10 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 38 mm longer, than FirePro V5800.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture TeraScale 2 TeraScale
Code name Juniper R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 26 April 2010 12 August 2008
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 690 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 229 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.0 4.1
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A