GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 960A
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960A
Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 960A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 279 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 1412 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
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
7−8
1−2
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
14−16
medium / 1080p
14−16
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
20−22
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Battlefield 5 is 127% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 960A 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
80−85
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
120−130
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Dota 2 is 45% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
4−5
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
14−16
medium / 1080p
14−16
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
85−90
60−65
medium / 1080p
40−45
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Fortnite is 68% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
7−8
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
50−55
medium / 768p
65−70
−
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Grand Theft Auto V is 63% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
2−3
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
9−10
medium / 1080p
10−11
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Metro Exodus is 160% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
high / 1080p
−
70−75
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A 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 GeForce GTX 960A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 45% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 114% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
40−45
18−20
medium / 768p
27−30
12−14
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
5−6
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 122% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−33
18−20
high / 768p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in World of Tanks is 38% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960A
Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale
Code name
GM107
RV770
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 March 2015
25 June 2008
Pipelines
640
800
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1085 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
43.40
30.00
Floating-point performance
1,389 gflops
1,200.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
180 Mh/s
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