FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 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 FirePro V7900 stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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FirePro V7900 has 0% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
FirePro V7900 is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4870.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 1400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	3−4
ultra / 1080p	6−7	1−2
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	18−20	8−9
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	20−22	9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Battlefield 5 is 109% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	120−130
medium / 768p	150−160	100−110
ultra / 1080p	75−80	45−50
QHD / 1440p	45−50	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	110−120	75−80
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	4−5
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	5−6	1−2
low / 720p	30−33	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	20−22	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	80−85	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Fortnite is 56% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	18−20	7−8
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	21−24	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	50−55
medium / 768p	60−65	−
high / 1080p	21−24	10−11
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	2−3
ultra / 1080p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	9−10
medium / 1080p	9−10	4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Metro Exodus is 160% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
high / 1080p	−	70−75
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 45% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	8−9
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	40−45	18−20
medium / 768p	24−27	12−14
high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	7−8	1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 111% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	18−20
high / 768p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	TeraScale 3	TeraScale
Code name	Cayman	RV770
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	25 June 2008
Pipelines	1280	800
Core clock speed	725 MHz	750 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	30.00
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	1,200.0 gflops
Length	279 mm	250 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.0	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	171 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 4870

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