Topic: Mining on a 4870, is it possible? (Read 661 times)
You can run the old algroithms which do not use more than 1GB memory. You cannot run the Ethereum.
YEs it is possible 
but probably not worth it
http://cryptominer.info/gpu/Radeon-HD-4870
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/is-it-worth-to-mine-with-my-ati-hd4870-1gb-30290
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hd4870-xfx-hash-rate-182231
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mac-os-x-multiple-gpu-mining-possible-47007
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/help-getting-opencl-to-work-with-4870-25126
...and more , just use the search function
but probably not worth it http://cryptominer.info/gpu/Radeon-HD-4870
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/is-it-worth-to-mine-with-my-ati-hd4870-1gb-30290
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hd4870-xfx-hash-rate-182231
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mac-os-x-multiple-gpu-mining-possible-47007
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/help-getting-opencl-to-work-with-4870-25126
...and more , just use the search function
Not worried about profitability vs electricity cost, just wondering if this card can do anything at all. I tried a while back but none of the (then current) mining software would run 
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