Radeon RX 5700 XT vs ATI Mobility HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with Radeon RX 5700 XT, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870
2009
512 MB GDDR3
2.11

RX 5700 XT outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 by a whopping 1935% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86285
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.90
Power efficiencyno data13.77
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameM98Navi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores8002560
Core clock speed550 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors956 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rate22.00304.8
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40160

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 data272 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.83 GB/s448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/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 2.11
RX 5700 XT 42.94
+1935%

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 6631
RX 5700 XT 83961
+1166%

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 HD28
−350%
126
+350%
1440p3−4
−2467%
77
+2467%
4K2−3
−2350%
49
+2350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1460%
78
+1460%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−9850%
199
+9850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2260%
118
+2260%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1460%
78
+1460%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4067%
125
+4067%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−2260%
118
+2260%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−3211%
298
+3211%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1100%
84
+1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1639%
313
+1639%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2775%
115
+2775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1510%
160−170
+1510%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−619%
259
+619%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−8150%
165
+8150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2040%
107
+2040%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1400%
75
+1400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3267%
101
+3267%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−2060%
108
+2060%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−3044%
283
+3044%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1129%
86
+1129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1533%
294
+1533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2325%
97
+2325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1830%
193
+1830%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−642%
85−90
+642%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−589%
248
+589%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−786%
62
+786%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1500%
80
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1240%
67
+1240%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1544%
148
+1544%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−650%
135
+650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1610%
171
+1610%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−675%
93
+675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−86.1%
67
+86.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2600%
108
+2600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−4100%
126
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2550%
53
+2550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5700%
58
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2850%
59
+2850%
Hitman 3 7−8
−743%
59
+743%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1633%
104
+1633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6400%
65−70
+6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−1908%
241
+1908%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1480%
79
+1480%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30
+2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 13

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
+0%
110
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 273
+0%
273
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+0%
71
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 350% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 2467% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 2350% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 9850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is ahead in 54 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 42.94
Recency 9 January 2009 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 XT has a 1935.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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