Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 Vega 16, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
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
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 383% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
9−10
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Battlefield 5 is 327% 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 Vega 16 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
100−110
210−220
ultra / 1080p
45−50
130−140
QHD / 1440p
24−27
100−110
4K / 2160p
−
60−65
high / 768p
75−80
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% 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 Vega 16 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
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
4−5
30−33
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
1−2
9−10
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Far Cry 5 is 433% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−33
QHD / 1440p
4−5
18−20
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
18−20
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 190% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
40−45
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
10−11
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Forza Horizon 4 is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 177% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
9−10
45−50
medium / 1080p
4−5
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Metro Exodus is 480% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 90% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 271% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
18−20
85−90
medium / 768p
12−14
55−60
high / 1080p
7−8
30−33
ultra / 1080p
5−6
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 344% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 54% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture
TeraScale
Vega
Code name
RV770
Vega Mobile
Type
Desktop
Mobile workstation
Release date
25 June 2008
15 November 2018
Pipelines
800
1024
Core clock speed
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1190 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
30.00
76.16
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
307.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
4.1
6.3
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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