ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
3.12
+5.4%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking756780
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.34
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameM98Broadway
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores800800
Core clock speed550 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0028.00
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

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 width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s64 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 3.12
+5.4%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 2.96

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 8396
+5%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 7999

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:

900p30−35
−3.3%
31
+3.3%
Full HD42
+7.7%
39
−7.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 3% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 8% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 29 tests (48%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.12 2.96
Recency 9 January 2009 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI Mobility HD 5870, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870.


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