Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 340 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4870 is 80 mm longer, than Radeon RX 460.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	1−2	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	8−9	30−35
ultra / 1080p	6−7	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 281% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	100−110	200−210
ultra / 1080p	45−50	120−130
QHD / 1440p	24−27	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	75−80	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 119% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	6−7	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 366% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 157% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−11	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 275% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	10−11	40−45
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 145% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	9−10	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 380% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 228% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	18−20	75−80
medium / 768p	12−14	45−50
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 277% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	TeraScale	Polaris
Code name	RV770	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	8 August 2016
Pipelines	800	896
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	67.20
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	250 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
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Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 460

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