Radeon HD 4870 — it hit 96°C and it's still a beast in 2026
Following up from the HD 4850 video — this time a reference HD 4870 for $11. Tested on 6 games on the Core 2 Duo rig.
GTA San Andreas
CoD4 Modern Warfare
Tomb Raider Underworld
Just Cause 2
NFS Most Wanted 2005
Crysis
Hit 96°C at stock but handled everything thrown at it. Full video here: https://youtu.be/yf9m_z8Nqxs
Haha perfect reaction to 96°C! This card runs hotter than Mugatu's temper.
Dual 4870s. Not practical at all.
Haha dual 4870 in Crossfire must've been a furnace! Insane heat output for sure.
Considering that I was still rocking an athlon tbird when i jumped on day one sales of the i7 920, it was on par lol the whole system needed that fuckin cooler master HAF case
Fond memories of my HD 4870. First GPU I ever bought, had to upgrade my crummy HP prebuild powersupply to make it work.
That's a great first GPU story! The 4870 definitely needed a real PSU — those prebuilt power supplies just couldn't handle it.
I wish I still had the GPU, recently fished that PSU (PC Power & Cooling Silencer Quad 750) from a closet; wonder if it works...