GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 750 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 750 stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 55 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 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 has 172% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 4870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 750 is 270 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 is 245 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 3595 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 750.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 3−4
ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 21−24 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 750 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
Code name GM107 RV770
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 February 2014 25 June 2008
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 34.72 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 3 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 143 Mh/s
Blu Ray 3D +
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