Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 8870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 470 is 1221 days newer than Radeon HD 8870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 38% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon HD 8870M - 47 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8870M - 4 vs 2 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 8870M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8870M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Solar System | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 72 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 725 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| 775 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 1125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
