Radeon HD 8690M vs ATI Mobility HD 4870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 8690M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8690M outperforms Mobility HD 4870 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 948 | 912 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | M98 | Sun |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (17 years ago) | 1 March 2013 (13 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 800 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 16.50 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS | 0.528 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
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 size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 888 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 56.83 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 28
+64.7%
| 17 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 6−7
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 7−8
+40%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 6−7
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 40−45 | 40−45
+4.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 7−8
+40%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 6−7
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45 | 45−50
+11.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24 | 24−27
+13.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry 6 | 3−4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
| Valorant | 40−45 | 40−45
+4.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 7−8
+40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24 | 24−27
+13.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 6−7
+20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
| Valorant | 40−45 | 40−45
+4.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 5−6
+25%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16 | 16−18
+13.3%
|
| Far Cry 6 | 2−3 | 3−4
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22 | 21−24
+10%
|
| Valorant | 16−18 | 21−24
+23.5%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 | 3−4 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 6 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Valorant | 10−11 | 12−14
+20%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 6−7
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 3−4 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 3−4 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and HD 8690M compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 65% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 8690M is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8690M performs better in 45 tests (85%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (15%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.03 | 2.35 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 1 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8690M has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 49% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8690M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.
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