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GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 4870 2GB
Intro
The GeForce GTX 1050 uses a 14 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 1354 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this particular model. It features 640 SPUs as well as 40 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare all that to the Radeon HD 4870 2GB, which makes use of a 55 nm design. AMD has set the core speed at 750 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a frequency of 900 MHz on this particular model. It features 800(160x5) SPUs along with 40 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 1050 |
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75 Watts |
| Radeon HD 4870 2GB |
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150 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the Radeon HD 4870 2GB will be 0% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)
| Radeon HD 4870 2GB |
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115200 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 1050 |
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114688 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 1050 is quite a bit (about 81%) better at anisotropic filtering than the Radeon HD 4870 2GB. (explain)| GeForce GTX 1050 |
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54160 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon HD 4870 2GB |
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30000 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 1050 will be a lot (approximately 261%) more effective at AA than the Radeon HD 4870 2GB, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)| GeForce GTX 1050 |
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43328 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon HD 4870 2GB |
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12000 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon HD 4870 2GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | October 2016 | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Code Name | GP107-300 | RV770 XT |
| Memory | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 1354 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 7000 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 75 watts | 150 watts |
| Bandwidth | 114688 MB/sec | 115200 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 54160 Mtexels/sec | 30000 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 43328 Mpixels/sec | 12000 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 640 | 800(160x5) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 40 | 40 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Transistors | 3300 million | 956 million |
| Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 12.0 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.5 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
GeForce GTX 1050Amazon.com
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Radeon HD 4870 2GBAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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