Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon Pro 580X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon Pro 580X, 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 Pro 580X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 580X
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 3180 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
3−4
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
6−7
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
20−22
low / 720p
21−24
110−120
medium / 1080p
9−10
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 572% 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 Pro 580X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
100−110
220−230
ultra / 1080p
45−50
190−200
QHD / 1440p
24−27
120−130
4K / 2160p
−
75−80
high / 768p
75−80
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 167% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
4−5
50−55
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
14−16
85−90
medium / 1080p
6−7
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 750% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
65−70
ultra / 1080p
7−8
50−55
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
180−190
medium / 1080p
18−20
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Fortnite is 338% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
65−70
ultra / 1080p
7−8
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
110−120
medium / 1080p
10−11
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 533% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
10−11
75−80
ultra / 1080p
4−5
35−40
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 290% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
2−3
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
10−11
low / 720p
9−10
70−75
medium / 1080p
4−5
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Metro Exodus is 820% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 130% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 471% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
18−20
140−150
medium / 768p
12−14
90−95
high / 1080p
7−8
50−55
ultra / 1080p
5−6
27−30
4K / 2160p
1−2
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 644% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
55−60
high / 768p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture
TeraScale
GCN 4.0
Code name
RV770
Polaris 20
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
25 June 2008
18 March 2019
Pipelines
800
2304
Core clock speed
750 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
30.00
172.8
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
217.0 GB/s
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
6.4
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
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