ATI

HD 4870

HD 4870
BENCHMARKS (18,347)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(1)

Effective Speed -907%Effective 3D Speed -907%Average Score -875%Lighting -656%, MRender -1,082%, Gravity -888%Overclocked Score -736%Lighting -565%, MRender -910%, Gravity -732%Value & Sentiment -2,014%User Rating -191%, Market Share -3,838%Nice To Haves -625%Reflection -629%, Parallax -919%, Splatting -351%, Reflection -731%, Parallax -1,025%, Splatting -443%, Age -276%

Average Bench: 7.31% (268^th of 639)

Based on 18,347 user benchmarks. Devices: 1002 9440, 1002 9442, 1002 944C, 1002 9460 Models: ATI Radeon HD 4800, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample - WDDM v1.1), AMD Radeon HD 4800, ATI Radeon HD 4870

Poor: 6%Average: 7.31% Great: 9%

Popular builds with this GPU

Terrible average bench

The ATI HD 4870 averaged 92.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 37.5fps

Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 26.3fps

See where your GPU ranks →

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ATI HD 4870 is just 3.71%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the ATI HD 4870 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 28.1fps

Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 29.4fps

Average Bench

(Based on 18,347 samples)

Rank 2687.31%

Min	Avg	Max
29.3	Lighting 37.5	47.5
23.4	Reflection 28.1	34.7
22.1	Parallax 29.4	36.5
9.87% 31.7 fps

Min	Avg	Max
15.5	MRender 18.8	23.6
19.4	Gravity 26.3	33.8
26.6	Splatting 33.9	44.1
7.23% 26.3 fps

User Benchmarks

Bench

3D DX9

3D DX10

3D DX11

The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.HD 4870

XFX(1682 2445) 1GB

Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001

8.2% Terrible

Lighting 41.6

Reflection 30.2

Parallax 31.8

11% 34.5 fps

MRender 20.3

Gravity 29.8

Splatting 38.4

8% 29.5 fps

PSE-User, 9 hrs ago.HD 4870

PwrHis(1787 2267) 512MB

Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000

7.96% Terrible

Lighting 41.8

Reflection 30.4

Parallax 32

11% 34.7 fps

MRender 20.8

Gravity 28.5

Splatting 39.3

8% 29.5 fps

ITA-User, 13 hrs ago.HD 4870

Sapphire(174B E104) 512MB

Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.0

5.36% Terrible

Lighting 29.3

Reflection 25.7

Parallax 21.4

8% 25.5 fps

MRender 15.4

Gravity 18.7

Splatting 24.2

5% 19.4 fps

CAN-User, 14 hrs ago.HD 4870

Sapphire(174B E810) 512MB

Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001

5.18% Terrible

Lighting 29.3

Reflection 22.9

Parallax 21.3

8% 24.5 fps

MRender 15.6

Gravity 17.8

Splatting 26.9

5% 20.1 fps

IRL-User, 1 hr ago.HD 4870

Sapphire(174B E104) 512MB

Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001

5.17% Terrible

Lighting 29.2

Reflection 23.3

Parallax 21.3

8% 24.6 fps

MRender 15.5

Gravity 17.8

Splatting 26.7

5% 20 fps

18,347 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 30,001,888 GPUs tested.

Popular Cards

Based on statistics from 18,347 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id	Samples	Bench ± SD
Sapphire(174B E810)	11%	6% ± 1%
AMD(1002 0502)	9%	8% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E104)	9%	6% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E115)	5%	9% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 21C0)	4%	7% ± 0%
Device(0000 0000)	4%	7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B 0851)	4%	8% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2266)	3%	7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2700)	3%	9% ± 1%
Dell(1028 0502)	3%	7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2267)	3%	8% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2003)	3%	7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2007)	2%	8% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E850)	2%	8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 026A)	2%	7% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E114)	2%	8% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21B4)	2%	7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B 0502)	2%	7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E131)	2%	8% ± 0%
Gainward(10B0 0801)	2%	8% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2441)	1%	8% ± 1%
XFX(1682 2470)	1%	7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 3000)	1%	6% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1510)	1%	6% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1530)	1%	7% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E118)	1%	9% ± 0%
Asus(1043 031E)	1%	9% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2448)	1%	8% ± 0%
AMD(1002 0B04)	1%	7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2282)	1%	10% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2281)	1%	9% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2445)	1%	8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 024E)	1%	7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2009)	1%	7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2702)	0%	8% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1740)	0%	8% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2273)	0%	6% ± 0%
Asus(1043 02B4)	0%	9% ± 0%
Asus(1043 025E)	0%	7% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21C7)	0%	7% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E111)	0%	6% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 21B8)	0%	7% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21BC)	0%	8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 031A)	0%	8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 0278)	0%	8% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21EA)	0%	7% ± 0%
MSI(1462 8030)	0%	8% ± 1%
Asus(1043 030C)	0%	9% ± 0%
Device(1545 1002)	0%	7% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 21CB)	0%	10% ± 0%

Send price feedback

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical HD 4870 Builds (Compare 2,495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-PRO

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $265Bench 53%, 26,157 samples	437x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $22Bench 44%, 52,194 samples	368x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $190Bench 46%, 48,032 samples	296x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 7%, 18,347 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $85Bench 103%, 615,798 samples	86x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $66Bench 54%, 242,782 samples	58x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 94,788 samples	46x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 134,503 samples	1,249x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 333,947 samples	577x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 77,240 samples	197x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $350

Popular HD 4870 compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your GPU? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchMark.
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
- Identify the strongest components in your PC.
- See speed test results from other users.
- Compare your components to the current market leaders.
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
- Share your opinion by voting.

Graphics Card Rankings (Price vs Performance) July 2020 GPU Rankings.

We calculate effective 3D speed which estimates gaming performance for the top 12 games. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield value for money. Our figures are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top GPUs. ^[GPUPro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

639 Graphics Cards (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different GPUs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Computer Components FAQ

What is the UBM value for money rating?

What is UBM Effective Speed?

Thunderbolt speed?

Are USB 3.0 cables different?

Graphics Cards

How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs?

What are the UBM DX11 GPU tests?

What are the UBM DX10 GPU tests?

What are the UBM DX09 GPU tests?

What is the Splatting GPU benchmark?

What is the Gravity (NBody) GPU benchmark?

What is the MRender GPU benchmark?

What is the parallax (POM) GPU benchmark?

What is the reflection (HDR) GPU benchmark?

What is the lighting (LDPRT) benchmark?

What is the GPU value for money rating?

What is the effective GPU speed index?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9400F $157	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $55

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

ATI

HD 4870