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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 4870

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 4870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 4870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 4870
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 540 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Radeon HD 4870 is 245 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 3408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 4870
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale
    Code name N17P-G1 RV770
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 25 October 2016 25 June 2008
    Pipelines 640 800
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 750 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 30.00
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 250 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.1
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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