Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon R9 M375X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon R9 M375X, 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 R9 M375X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M375X
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon R9 M375X
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M375X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M375X 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 R9 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M375X is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M375X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2475 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.
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
9−10
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Battlefield 5 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
160−170
medium / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
75−80
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Fortnite is 36% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Forza Horizon 4 is 83% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
65−70
medium / 768p
−
55−60
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
2−3
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
9−10
18−20
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
high / 1080p
70−75
−
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 30% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
18−20
35−40
medium / 768p
12−14
21−24
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 88% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4870
Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture
TeraScale
GCN 1.0
Code name
RV770
Tropo
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
25 June 2008
5 May 2015
Pipelines
800
640
Core clock speed
750 MHz
925 MHz
Boost Clock
1015 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
30.00
40.60
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
1,299 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
72 GB/s
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
5.1
OpenGL
3.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
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