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Diamond Radeon HD 4870 1GB
 
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Max Slowik
Brian
Smooth Creations
Feb. 25, 2009
DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics


Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
127
126
125
120
120
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
123
122
120
120
114
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
119
119
119
118
111
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
117
113
107
106
94
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85
 
 


Quake Wars @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
134
130
101
91
91
0
FPS (higher is better)
154.1
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
131
129
100
91
88
0
FPS (higher is better)
154.1
 
 

Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
132
122
101
90
90
0
FPS (higher is better)
151.8
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
126
120
96
88
85
0
FPS (higher is better)
151.8
 
 


3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
Score GPU CPU
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
8533
7784
7777
7385
6698
0
Score (higher is better)
12365.95
 
 
Score GPU CPU
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
10753
8692
8607
7987
6941
0
Score (higher is better)
12365.95
 
 
Score GPU CPU
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
6061
6031
6025
5925
5269
0
Score (higher is better)
12365.95
 
 


3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
13871
13409
13005
12962
12364
0
Score (higher is better)
15951.65
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
6241
6180
5772
5554
5205
0
Score (higher is better)
15951.65
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
7428
6924
6773
6735
6304
0
Score (higher is better)
15951.65
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
2754
2751
2729
2712
2706
0
Score (higher is better)
15951.65
 
 


PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
TV & Movies Gaming
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
2811
2659
2477
2345
2098
0
Score (higher is better)
5430.3
 
 
TV & Movies Gaming
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
4722
4680
4621
4432
4301
0
Score (higher is better)
5430.3
 
 


Windows Vista Experience
(Show All Graphs)
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1024MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 

Performance Notes

At the very least, the 1GB 4870 does much better than its predecessors, but in these tests, not really better than other 4870s. You'd have to play at higher resolutions or with more AA to discern the difference. Synthetics show the card doing well, another non-surprise, but the GTX 260 still holds its ground.

 
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