ATI Radeon HD 4870 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV770 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV770 XT (215-0669049) | N12P-GE-OP-A1 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 256 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 25th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R700 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 299 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 135 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R600 | — |
| Successor | Evergreen | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1200 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 800 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Compute units | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 12.00 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 30.00 GTexel/s | 9.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,200 GFLOPS | 230.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 240.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 19.20 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 150 W | 23 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | B507-31 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600M |
