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
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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.
high / 1080p
21−24
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
6−7
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 154% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
120−130
medium / 768p
170−180
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
130−140
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 73% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
90−95
55−60
ultra / 1080p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
4−5
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
18−20
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
low / 720p
90−95
60−65
medium / 1080p
45−50
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Fortnite is 85% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
18−20
7−8
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 141% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
80−85
50−55
medium / 768p
70−75
−
high / 1080p
27−30
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 81% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
9−10
2−3
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
9−10
medium / 1080p
12−14
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Metro Exodus is 240% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
70−75
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 128% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
18−20
medium / 768p
30−35
12−14
high / 1080p
16−18
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−105
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−35
18−20
high / 768p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in World of Tanks is 47% 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
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
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