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    Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX Vega M GH. 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 and Radeon RX Vega M GH. 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 RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 RX Vega M GH here:

    Radeon RX Vega M GH Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 4870 Radeon RX Vega M GH
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-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 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
    • Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • Radeon HD 4870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 4870 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 313 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.

    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 RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 4870 Radeon RX Vega M GH
    Architecture TeraScale Vega
    Code name RV770 Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 June 2008 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 800 1536
    Core clock speed 750 MHz 1063 MHz
    Boost Clock 1190 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 30.00 114.2
    Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 3,656 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 204.8 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
    Laptop size medium sized
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