FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 4870 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 S7000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro S7000 has 133% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S7000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S7000 is 42 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 27−30 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 4870
Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale
Code name Pitcairn RV770
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 27 August 2012 25 June 2008
Pipelines 1280 800
Core clock speed 950 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 30.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 292 mm 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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