Can you still use an HD 4870 for gaming in 2021? - A review of the ATI Radeon HD4870

Published: 04 August 2021
on channel: Tygo Does Stuff

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Today I'll be testing a 13-year-old beast, the HD 4870. This card, originally released in 2008, used to be a high-end card with its core clock of 800MHz and 512MB of GDDR5 VRAM, but how usable is it today in 2021? Well, today I'll find that out!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Unboxing
00:57 - Cleaning the card
01:32 - Putting it back together
01:37 - Fan
02:04 - Connectors
02:14 - Putting it in my pc
02:30 - Booting up my pc
02:50 - Installing drivers
03:01 - Userbenchmark
03:14 - Heaven
03:23 - Performancetest
03:36 - Minecraft
03:56 - Roblox
04:11 - Freddy Fazbears Pizzaria Simulator
04:18 - Ultimate Custom Night
04:26 - Euro Truck Simulator 2
04:41 - Bus Simulator 2012
04:55 - CSGO
05:09 - BeamNG Drive
05:15 - Bus Simulator 16
05:34 - Pc Building Simulator
05:54 - Fortnite
05:59 - GTA V
06:17 - Overclocking
06:29 - Minecraft
06:50 - Roblox
07:02 - Euro Truck Simulator 2
07:15 - Pc Building Simulator
07:35 - GTA V
07:49 - Final opinion
08:39 - Outro

Games tested:
Minecraft
Roblox
Freddy Fazbears Pizzaria Simulator
Ultimate Custom Night
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Bus Simulator 2012
CSGO
BeamNG Drive
Bus Simulator 16
Pc Building Simulator
Fortnite
GTA V

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Gear used:
Camera: Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Edit program: Vegas pro 17

Pc Specs:
i7 3770K
12GB DDR3
Club3D R9 290
Asus Sabertooth Z77
A400 128GB
CM GX750 Bronze
Cooler Master HAF X

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