Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs GeForce GTX 480M
Aggregated performance score
GTX 480M
2010
2048 MB GDDR5
4.18
+102%
ATI Mobility HD 4870
2009
1024 MB GDDR5
2.07
GeForce GTX 480M outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 by 102% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 644 | 829 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 1.48 | 0.17 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Terascale 1 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | N11E-GTX-A3 | M98-XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 May 2010 (13 years old) | 9 January 2009 (15 years old) |
| Current price | $163 | $305 |
Value for money
GTX 480M has 771% better value for money than ATI Mobility HD 4870.
Technical specs
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 | 352 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 18.7 billion/sec | 22.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 598.4 gflops | 880.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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 | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 888 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 56.83 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 480M outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 by 102% 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 480M outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 by 34% 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:
| 900p | 33
+106%
| 16−18
−106%
|
| Full HD | 40
+42.9%
| 28
−42.9%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 480M and ATI Mobility HD 4870 compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- GTX 480M is 106% faster than ATI Mobility HD 4870
1080p resolution:
- GTX 480M is 42.9% faster than ATI Mobility HD 4870
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 480M is 700% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 480M surpassed ATI Mobility HD 4870 in all 47 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 4.18 | 2.07 |
| Recency | 25 May 2010 | 9 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
The GeForce GTX 480M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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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