Radeon 540X vs Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 540X 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 Radeon 540X stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 540X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon 540X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon 540X here:
Main Specs
Radeon 540X
Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4870 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon 540X.
Radeon 540X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 540X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon 540X is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
Radeon 540X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
Radeon 540X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540X is 2400 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
6−7
3−4
ultra / 1080p
3−4
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
24−27
high / 768p
75−80
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
Radeon 540X and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Fortnite is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
−
high / 1080p
10−12
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
9−10
medium / 1080p
6−7
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
high / 1080p
85−90
70−75
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−33
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
−
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
8−9
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
21−24
18−20
medium / 768p
14−16
12−14
high / 1080p
8−9
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in World of Tanks is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Radeon 540X
Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
GCN 4.0
TeraScale
Code name
Lexa
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 August 2019
25 June 2008
Pipelines
512
800
Core clock speed
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
33.47
30.00
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
2.0
1.1
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
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