FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4300 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 472% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W4300 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 230 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W4300.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture GCN 2.0 TeraScale
Code name Bonaire R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 December 2015 12 August 2008
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 930 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 171 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.3 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
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