FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

In this comparison between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 7870 XT you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V4900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 146% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 104 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Turks Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 November 2011 19 November 2012
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 800 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 93.60
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 163 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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