GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 8-pin and one 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 24% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 770.
  • GeForce GTX 770 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 770 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 770 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 770 is 346 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 770 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 770.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 770 is 3412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name GK104 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 12 August 2008
Pipelines 1536 800
Core clock speed 1046 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 134 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 3,333 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7012 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.3 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 113 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3.9 Mh/s
Blu Ray 3D +
Minimum recommended system power 600 Watt
PhysX +
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