Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R9 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon R9 370, 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 X2 stacks up against Radeon R9 370, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4870 X2
Radeon R9 370

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon R9 370
Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 370.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 370 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 370 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 46 mm longer, than Radeon R9 370.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

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 R9 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon R9 370
Architecture TeraScale GCN 1.0
Code name R700 Trinidad
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 12 August 2008 5 May 2015
Pipelines 800 1280
Core clock speed 700 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.00 78.00
Floating-point performance 2x 1,120.0 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 267 mm 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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