ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs ATI Mobility HD 4830

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4830 with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4830
2009
1 GB GDDR5
1.42

ATI HD 4870 X2 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4830 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking994725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Power efficiencyno data0.82
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameM97R700
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)12 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640800
Core clock speed550 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors826 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data286 Watt
Texture fill rate17.6028.00
Floating-point processing power0.704 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3240

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s115.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 3.39
Recency 3 March 2009 12 August 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4830 has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4870 X2, on the other hand, has a 138.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4830 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a desktop one.


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