Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon R7 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon R7 370, 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 R7 370, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 4870 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4870 is 98 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2625 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	1−2	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	6−7	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	8−9	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 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 R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	100−110	210−220
ultra / 1080p	45−50	130−140
QHD / 1440p	24−27	100−110
4K / 2160p	−	55−60
high / 768p	75−80	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 127% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	55−60
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 31% 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 R7 370 in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	4−5	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	14−16	55−60
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 400% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	18−20	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 185% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	10−11	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 283% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−105
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 172% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	9−10	45−50
medium / 1080p	4−5	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 440% 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 R7 370 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 85% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 228% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	18−20	80−85
medium / 768p	12−14	50−55
high / 1080p	7−8	27−30
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 322% 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 R7 370 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	5 May 2015
Pipelines	800	1024
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	62.40
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length	250 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		359 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon R7 370

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