GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 4870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 560 stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 4870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 60 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 is 242 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GF114 RV770
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 May 2011 25 June 2008
Pipelines 336 800
Core clock speed 810 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 45.36 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm) 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
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