GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
3.11

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 1184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking757107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.10
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameM98GA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores8003584
Core clock speed550 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors956 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rate22.00199.0
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs40112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s240.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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
−1150%
550−600
+1150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1150%
500−550
+1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1150%
500−550
+1150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1135%
210−220
+1135%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1161%
290−300
+1161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1150%
500−550
+1150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−1163%
240−250
+1163%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 1150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.11 39.93
Recency 9 January 2009 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 8 GB has a 1183.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


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