Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards Compared

3D Performance At 1280x1024

Here you can find the frame rate results and the percent analysis, sorted by resolution and antialiasing setting. This makes the comparison easier if you’re looking for a graphics card for a particular screen size or resolution.

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1280x1024 0AAfpsPercent
GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67862.8186.9
HIS HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67848.0183.7
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67839.6181.8
HIS HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67839.4181.8
Asus HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) Top OC 8.10 QX@3.67837.2181.3
MSI HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67836.8181.2
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67829.0179.6
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67817.6177.1
Radeon HD 4870 X2 4CF (4x1024 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67803.5174.0
GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67799.0173.1
GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67757.9164.2
GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67751.9162.9
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67751.6162.8
GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67751.5162.8
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 QX@3.67734.0159.0
GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67722.6156.5
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 E85@3.8704.3152.5
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67673.5145.9
GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93662.3143.4
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 X68@3.47647.9140.3
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93633.9137.3
GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93625.8135.5
GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) 180.42 X68@2.93620.9134.5
GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) 175.16 X68@2.93602.9130.6
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93595.1128.9
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93584.4126.6
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 X68@2.93576.9125.0
GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93570.9123.7
GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93570.7123.6
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93564.2122.2
Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) 8.10 X68@2.93461.7100.0

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Radeon HD 4870 X2 4CF (4x1024 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67898.9238.6
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67897.0238.1
Asus HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) Top OC 8.10 QX@3.67895.3237.6
HIS HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67890.3236.3
MSI HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67887.2235.5
HIS HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67874.9232.2
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) OC 8.10 QX@3.67872.6231.6
GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67858.4227.8
GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67819.2217.4
GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67814.9216.3
GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67805.8213.9
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67791.2210.0
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 QX@3.67780.9207.2
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 E85@3.8750.0199.0
GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67728.6193.4
GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93687.2182.4
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 X68@3.47684.0181.5
GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) 180.42 QX@3.67658.2174.7
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67658.2174.7
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2x1024 MB) 8.9 X68@2.93645.1171.2
GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93645.1171.2
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93632.5167.9
GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) 175.16 X68@2.93626.8166.3
GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93622.4165.2
GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) 177.39 X68@2.93622.3165.2
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93596.5158.3
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93595.1157.9
GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) 180.42 X68@2.93592.2157.2
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) 8.10 QX@3.67566.8150.4
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) 8.6 X68@2.93513.2136.2
Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) 8.10 X68@2.93376.8100.0