Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 550, 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 550, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 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 200% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 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 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4870 is 105 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−33
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Battlefield 5 is 172% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	200−210
medium / 768p	100−110	170−180
ultra / 1080p	45−50	95−100
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	4−5	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	95−100
medium / 1080p	18−20	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Fortnite is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	10−11	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Forza Horizon 4 is 158% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Grand Theft Auto V is 86% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	2−3	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	9−10	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Metro Exodus is 240% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	70−75	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 142% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 550
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 4.0
Code name	RV770	Lexa
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008	20 April 2017
Pipelines	800	512
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost Clock		1183 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	37.86
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length	250 mm	145 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
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
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Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 550

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