ATI Radeon HD 4870

The ATI Radeon HD 4870 is a video card reference specification designed by AMD/ATI. It includes a 55nm RV770 GPU (graphics processor) and 512MB of GDDR5 memory, a state of the art addition, connected through a 256-bit interface. With 956 million transistors, it tops ATI's last highest end dual GPU card, the Radeon 3870x2 - toping its own last generation model the 3870 by an even larger margin. Launched at a suggested retail price of 299 199 dollars (see details for more information), the Radeon HD 4870 has been selling quite well, beating or at the very least matching Nvidia's offerings in performance as well as price.

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ATI Radeon HD 4870
MSRP $199.00
Release date June, 2008
Brand AMD, ATI
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Pros & Cons

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Pros:
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1GB versions are now available
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highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
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can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
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utilizes cutting edge DDR5 memory
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stock cooler is fairly quiet considering the power of the card
+2agreedisagree

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Consumes less power than Nvidia GTX 260, 280, 285 while delivering better performance than the GTX 260 and only slightly lower performance than GTX280 and GTX285
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new low price of $199
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utilizes quite a lot of power and thus produces a fair amount of heat
+3agreedisagree

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stock cooler keeps the card at uncomfortably hot levels without later bios revisions
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requires external power adapter (which means you need a decent and relatively new power supply)
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512MB of RAM is now too small to contain the latest game's largest textures
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Blocks adjacent expansion slot (extra space)
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Details

With the introduction of the Nvidia GTX 260 Core 216, ATI has begun to offer 1GB models - offering higher performance which can match that of the newly revised Nvidia card. This new competition has also led to a large amounts of price cuts - first seen with the original GTX 260. The original 4870 has had it's MSRP officially dropped 1/3rd to remain desirable in harder economic/competitive times.

Features

  • Fabrication Process: 55nm
  • Transistors: 956m
  • Stream processors: 800
  • Texture Units: 40
  • Maximum theoretical memory bandwidth: 115GB/s
  • Maximum power consumption: 160W

 

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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870

VisionTek Radeon HD 4870

• VisionTek Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express Video Card

• Radeon HD 4870 Video Card

UPC: 784090025067

EAN: 784090025067

MPN: 900244

HIS Radeon HD 4870

• HIS H487F512P Radeon HD 4870 HDMI Dual DL-DVI HDCP 512MB 256bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 X16 Video Card Retail (RoHS)

• Radeon HD 4870 PCI-E Video Card

EAN: 4895139000740

MPN: H487F512P

Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870

• Gigabyte GV R487X2-2GH-B - Graphics adapter - 2 GPUs - Radeon HD 4870 X2 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 2 GB GDDR5 - DVI ( HDCP ) - HDTV out

• Gigabyte GV R487X2-2GH-B - Graphics adapter - 2 GPUs - Radeon HD 4870 X2 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 2 GB GDDR5 - DVI ( HDCP ) - HDTV out

UPC: 818313006349

EAN: 0818313006349

MPN: GV-R487X2-2GH-B

MSI Radeon HD 4870

• MSI R4870-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 2.0V Video Card

• MSI R4870-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 2.0V Video Card

UPC: 816909046540

EAN: 0816909046540

MPN: V803-265

Diamond Radeon HD 4870

• Diamond Viper Radeon HD4870 512 MB GDDR5 PCI-E

• Radeon HD 4870 Video Card

UPC: 757448006308

EAN: 757448006308

MPN: 4870PE5512

Competitors

ATI Radeon HD 4870 is ranked 1st among it's competitors.  See the top picks in Video Cards »
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260

Nvidia GeForce GTX 260

MSRP  $329.00    Released  June, 2008
Pros
  • Very powerful chip
  • Relatively good Price/Performance for the C216 Version.
  • Runs cooler than ATI's offering
Cons
  • Strong fall in performance in higher resolutions due to GDDR3
  • Two version available with significant performance difference but small seperation in price and bad marking of better products.
  • Initial Version with only 192 Shader processors and very weak price/performance. (No longer produced but still in stores)
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

MSRP  $499.00    Released  June, 2008

The GeForce GTX 280 is Nvidia's 10th generation graphics card specification and their current top-of-the-line model. Built on a 65nm process, the GTX 280 contains the largest GPU ever constructed to date, with 1.4 billion transistors on a 575mm^2 die. Introduced at $649 dollars, the GTX 280 has seen a great deal of competition...

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Reviews

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Yale

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December 12, 2008
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6 pros
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • 1GB versions are now available
  • highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
  • can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
  • utilizes cutting edge DDR5 memory
  • stock cooler is fairly quiet considering the power of the card
  • new low price of $199

Cons

  • utilizes quite a lot of power and thus produces a fair amount of heat
  • stock cooler keeps the card at uncomfortably hot levels without later bios revisions
  • requires external power adapter (which means you need a decent and relatively new power supply)
  • 512MB of RAM is now too small to contain the latest game's largest textures

Competitors

Yale prefers ATI Radeon HD 4870 over Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
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Darkstriker

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April 3, 2009
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7 pros
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Pros

  • 1GB versions are now available
  • highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
  • can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
  • utilizes cutting edge DDR5 memory
  • stock cooler is fairly quiet considering the power of the card
  • Consumes less power than Nvidia GTX 260, 280, 285 while delivering better performance than the GTX 260 and only slightly lower performance than GTX280 and GTX285
  • new low price of $199

Cons

  • utilizes quite a lot of power and thus produces a fair amount of heat

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mugglensu

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December 18, 2008
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4 pros
4 cons

Pros

  • 1GB versions are now available
  • highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
  • can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
  • utilizes cutting edge DDR5 memory

Cons

  • utilizes quite a lot of power and thus produces a fair amount of heat
  • stock cooler keeps the card at uncomfortably hot levels without later bios revisions
  • requires external power adapter (which means you need a decent and relatively new power supply)
  • 512MB of RAM is now too small to contain the latest game's largest textures

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kslkguard

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September 19, 2009
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ProSCORE
86
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6 pros
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Pros

  • 1GB versions are now available
  • highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
  • can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
  • utilizes cutting edge DDR5 memory
  • stock cooler is fairly quiet considering the power of the card
  • Consumes less power than Nvidia GTX 260, 280, 285 while delivering better performance than the GTX 260 and only slightly lower performance than GTX280 and GTX285

Cons

  • Blocks adjacent expansion slot (extra space)

Competitors

kslkguard prefers ATI Radeon HD 4870 over Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
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