Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon HD 5770

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 5770. 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 Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 5770. 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

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon HD 5770
Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 164% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5770.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 5770 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 5770 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5770 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 59 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5770.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 8−9
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 6−7 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon HD 5770
Architecture TeraScale Terascale 2
Code name R700 Juniper
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 12 August 2008 13 October 2009
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 700 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 28.00 34.00
Floating-point performance 2x 1,120.0 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 208 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
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