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    Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon Pro Vega 20. 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 Pro Vega 20. 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.
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    Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

    Radeon Pro Vega 20 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon Pro Vega 20
    Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 186% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2120 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 6−7 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon Pro Vega 20
    Architecture TeraScale Vega
    Code name R700 Vega Mobile
    Type Desktop Mobile workstation
    Release date 12 August 2008 15 November 2018
    Pipelines 800 1280
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 815 MHz
    Boost Clock 1283 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 102.6
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,120.0 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1480 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 4.1 6.3
    OpenGL 3.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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