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Radeon HD 4870

The Radeon HD 4870 is a graphics card released by AMD in 2008. It features the RV770 XT GPU with 800 shading units and GDDR5 memory.

The Radeon HD 4870 is a graphics card launched by AMD on June 25, 2008, with a launch MSRP of 299 USD. It is built on the 55 nm process node and uses the RV770 XT GPU chip. The card has a base clock of 750 MHz and 800 shading units. Memory is provided via 256-bit GDDR5, delivering a bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. The board has a thermal design power (TDP) of 150 W. It connects through a PCIe 2.0 ×16 bus interface. The Radeon HD 4870 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3. It was positioned as a high-performance graphics solution for its time.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D Mark1,391
PassMark G2D Mark72

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Specifications

GPU chip unverified RV770 XT
Process node unverified 55 nm
Shading units unverified 800
Base clock unverified 750 MHz
Memory type unverified GDDR5
Memory bus unverified 256 bit
Memory bandwidth unverified 115.2 GB/s
Board power (TDP) unverified 150 W
Bus interface unverified PCIe 2.0 ×16
DirectX support unverified 10.1
OpenGL support unverified 3.3
Release date unverified 2008-06-25
Release year unverified 2008
Launch MSRP unverified 299 USD