Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Tesla M60 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4870 X2
Tesla M60

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
 
  • Tesla M60 has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 143 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 1412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 6−7 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4870 X2 Tesla M60
Architecture TeraScale Maxwell 2.0
Code name R700 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 12 August 2008 30 August 2015
Pipelines 800 2048
Core clock speed 700 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.00 150.8
Floating-point performance 2x 1,120.0 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
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