GeForce GT 710 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Mac Edition Mobility Radeon HD 4850 X2 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
VS
GT 630 Rev. 2 GT 630 Rev. 2 PCIe x8 GT 635 OEM GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 710

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with GeForce GT 710, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
3.08
+92.5%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms GT 710 by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 Mobility HD 4870 X2
GT 710 GT 710

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking767964
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Power efficiencyno data5.87
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameM98GK208
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores800 ×2192
Core clock speed550 MHz954 MHz
Number of transistors956 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate22.00 ×215.26
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS ×20.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×28
TMUs40 ×216

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
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB ×22 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s ×214.4 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 outputsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision-+
PureVideo-+
PhysX-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD44
+450%
8
−450%
1440p5−6
+66.7%
3
−66.7%
4K12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.37
1440pno data11.66
4Kno data5.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5
−20%
Fortnite 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Valorant 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
+66.7%
30−35
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Dota 2 27−30
+45%
20
−45%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4
−50%
Fortnite 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5
−80%
Valorant 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Dota 2 27−30
+61.1%
18
−61.1%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+200%
3
−200%
Valorant 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Valorant 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+14.3%
7
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 450% faster in 1080p
  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 71% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 400% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 710 is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 53 tests (96%)
  • GT 710 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.08 1.60
Recency 9 January 2009 27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 has a 92.5% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 710 is a desktop one.

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