ATI Radeon HD 5670 vs ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with Radeon HD 5670, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
3.11
+49.5%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms ATI HD 5670 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking755874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.26
Power efficiencyno data2.27
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameM98Redwood
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years ago)14 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$119

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 cores800400
Core clock speed550 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors956 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data64 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0015.50
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS0.62 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4020

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 data168 mm
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 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

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 3.11
+49.5%
ATI HD 5670 2.08

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
+27.5%
ATI HD 5670 6584

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:

900p35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%
Full HD44
+33.3%
33
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.61

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and ATI HD 5670 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 35% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 33% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 50 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.11 2.08
Recency 9 January 2009 14 January 2010
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 has a 49.5% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI HD 5670, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5670 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5670 is a desktop one.


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