Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 Radeon HD 4870 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4870 is 40 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	18−20
ultra / 1080p	1−2	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	8−9	30−33
ultra / 1080p	6−7	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 245% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	120−130	220−230
medium / 768p	100−110	190−200
ultra / 1080p	45−50	110−120
QHD / 1440p	24−27	80−85
4K / 2160p	−	40−45
high / 768p	75−80	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 105% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	30−35	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	4−5	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 138% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−11	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 233% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 131% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	9−10	35−40
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 340% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	18−20	70−75
medium / 768p	12−14	40−45
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 255% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	5 March 2012
Pipelines	800	1024
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	55.04
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	250 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon HD 7850

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