Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 1034% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 130 | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 92.14 | 0.43 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | N17E-G3 | M98-XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | no data |
| Current price | $230 (0.5x MSRP) | $305 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1080 Mobile has 21328% better value for money than ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1600 |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 22.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 9,068 gflops | 2x 880.0 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 888 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 89.6 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 Connectors | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 1034% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 482% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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 | 115
+161%
| 44
−161%
|
| 1440p | 71
+1083%
| 6−7
−1083%
|
| 4K | 54
+1250%
| 4−5
−1250%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 59
+1080%
|
5−6
−1080%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 78 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 115
+1543%
|
7−8
−1543%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 133
+923%
|
12−14
−923%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+1720%
|
5−6
−1720%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 89
+1680%
|
5−6
−1680%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 108
+1250%
|
8−9
−1250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 110−120
+1783%
|
6−7
−1783%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 84
+1580%
|
5−6
−1580%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 91
+1417%
|
6−7
−1417%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 84
+740%
|
10−11
−740%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 77
+3750%
|
2−3
−3750%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 52
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 68 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 112
+1500%
|
7−8
−1500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 110
+746%
|
12−14
−746%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 117
+2240%
|
5−6
−2240%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 85
+1600%
|
5−6
−1600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 106
+1225%
|
8−9
−1225%
|
| Hitman 3 | 110−120
+1783%
|
6−7
−1783%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 68
+1260%
|
5−6
−1260%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+1725%
|
4−5
−1725%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 51
+750%
|
6−7
−750%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 83
+730%
|
10−11
−730%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
+1929%
|
7−8
−1929%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 68
+3300%
|
2−3
−3300%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 53
+960%
|
5−6
−960%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 59 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 102
+1357%
|
7−8
−1357%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 108
+2060%
|
5−6
−2060%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 77
+1440%
|
5−6
−1440%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+1175%
|
8−9
−1175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+957%
|
7−8
−957%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 51
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 74
+1380%
|
5−6
−1380%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+983%
|
6−7
−983%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 49
+390%
|
10−11
−390%
|
| Metro Exodus | 44
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 32
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 62
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 42
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 46
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 86
+1129%
|
7−8
−1129%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+1380%
|
5−6
−1380%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 74
+1133%
|
6−7
−1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 87
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 37
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+1067%
|
3−4
−1067%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 31
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+1200%
|
4−5
−1200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+900%
|
4−5
−900%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45
+650%
|
6−7
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+1120%
|
5−6
−1120%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 161% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 1083% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Mobile is 4300% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1080 Mobile surpassed ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 in all 54 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.73 | 3.15 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 9 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 55 nm |
The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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