TEST
YOUR GPU
ADD TO PC
BUILD

ATI

HD 4870

Average Bench: 7.18% (279th of 648)

more Based on 19,126 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: 5%Average: 7.18% Great: 9%

Popular builds with this GPU

Terrible average bench

The ATI HD 4870 averaged 92.8% 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) 37.2fps
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 25.8fps

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ATI HD 4870 is just 3.93%. 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) 27.6fps
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 28.8fps
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 19,126 samples)
Rank 2797.18%
Min Avg Max
29.2 Lighting 37.2 47.5
23.2 Reflection 27.6 34.5
21.3 Parallax 28.8 36.4
9.77% 31.2 fps
Min Avg Max
15.5 MRender 18.5 23.2
18.3 Gravity 25.8 33.4
26.4 Splatting 33.4 43.9
7.07% 25.9 fps
User Benchmarks Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Asus(1043 030C) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
8.83% Terrible
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 35.5
12% 38.7 fps
MRender 23
Gravity 31.6
Splatting 43.1
9% 32.6 fps
AMD(1002 0502) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000
8.32% Terrible
Lighting 43.4
Reflection 31.1
Parallax 32.2
11% 35.6 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 30.1
Splatting 38.7
8% 29.8 fps
AMD(1002 0502) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
7.85% Terrible
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 31
Parallax 31.6
11% 35.4 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 27.9
Splatting 38.4
8% 29 fps
Asus(1043 025E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
7.43% Terrible
Lighting 36.9
Reflection 27.4
Parallax 28.9
10% 31.1 fps
MRender 18.2
Gravity 27.1
Splatting 31.8
7% 25.7 fps
Gainward(10B0 0801) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 28.4
Parallax 29.3
10% 32 fps
MRender 18.9
Gravity 26
Splatting 32.5
7% 25.8 fps
Sapphire(174B E114) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 37.2
Reflection 26.6
Parallax 28.6
10% 30.8 fps
MRender 18.3
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 34.4
7% 26.1 fps
Sapphire(174B E104) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
6.48% Terrible
Lighting 34.4
Reflection 25.3
Parallax 26.3
9% 28.7 fps
MRender 16.8
Gravity 23.2
Splatting 29.5
6% 23.2 fps
Gigabyte(1458 21C0) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
6.45% Terrible
Lighting 34.3
Reflection 24.9
Parallax 26.2
9% 28.5 fps
MRender 16.8
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 29
6% 23 fps
19,126 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 34,491,353 GPUs tested.

 Popular Cards

Based on statistics from 19,126 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id Samples Bench ± SD Model / Price
Hide stale prices
Sapphire(174B E810) 12% 6% ± 1%
AMD(1002 0502) 11% 7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E104) 11% 6% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E115) 7% 9% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2266) 4% 7% ± 0%
Device(0000 0000) 4% 7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B 0851) 3% 8% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E118) 3% 9% ± 1%
PwrHis(1787 2267) 2% 8% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1530) 2% 7% ± 0%
AMD(1002 0B04) 2% 6% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2003) 2% 7% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E850) 2% 8% ± 0%
Dell(1028 0502) 2% 7% ± 0%
Gainward(10B0 0801) 2% 8% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B 0502) 2% 7% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B E114) 2% 8% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21C0) 1% 7% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21B4) 1% 7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2470) 1% 7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2448) 1% 8% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E111) 1% 6% ± 1%
PwrHis(1787 2007) 1% 8% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 21BC) 1% 8% ± 0%
Sapphire(174B E131) 1% 8% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 3000) 1% 6% ± 0%
Asus(1043 036E) 1% 7% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2009) 1% 7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2700) 1% 9% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2702) 1% 8% ± 2%
Asus(1043 031E) 1% 9% ± 0%
Asus(1043 026A) 1% 7% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21C7) 1% 7% ± 0%
Gainward(10B0 0401) 1% 6% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2281) 1% 9% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1531) 1% 5% ± 0%
Asus(1043 0278) 1% 8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 025E) 1% 7% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2441) 1% 8% ± 0%
Apple(106B 00B2) 1% 8% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2472) 0% 6% ± 0%
MSI(1462 1940) 0% 9% ± 0%
Asus(1043 0388) 0% 8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 0264) 0% 6% ± 0%
Asus(1043 0262) 0% 8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 02B4) 0% 9% ± 0%
XFX(1682 2445) 0% 8% ± 0%
Asus(1043 024E) 0% 6% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 21B8) 0% 7% ± 0%
Device(18BC 4492) 0% 8% ± 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 21,660 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 75%, 178,910 samples1,398x
Core i7-2600Intel  $85Bench 72%, 132,147 samples1,197x
Core i5-2400Intel  $75Bench 69%, 115,310 samples817x
GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 7%, 19,126 samples1x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 209,204 samples699x
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 60%, 113,699 samples418x
Virtual NVMe Disk 275GBParallelsBench 202%, 539 samples411x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 340,123 samples893x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 159,192 samples562x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 120,860 samples345x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $325

Popular HD 4870 systems:

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

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) October 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]

ADVERTISEMENT

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.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
7,036

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 6 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)
vs Nvidia RTX 3080
vs Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)
vs Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)
vs Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)
vs Nvidia RTX 2060
vs Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB
vs Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti
vs AMD RX 5700

648 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 »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $185Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230Crucial MX500 250GB $46
Intel Core i5-9400F $142Nvidia RTX 3080 $700Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback