Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon HD 5670

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5670, 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 HD 5670, check out specs charts below.

• Radeon HD 4870 has 134% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5670.
• Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
• Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5670 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
• Both cards are used in Desktops.
• Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 5670 - with Terascale 2.
• Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5670 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
• Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5670 - by 40 nm process technology.
• Radeon HD 4870 is 82 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5670.
• Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.