ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX

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Combined performance score

GTX 675MX
7.08
+125%

GeForce GTX 675MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 125% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking510710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.830.42
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 1 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameN13E-GSRM98-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years old)9 January 2009 (15 years old)
Current price$868 $305
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 675MX has 98% better value for money than ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.

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 cores9601600
CUDA cores960no data
Core clock speed600 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate48.0 billion/sec22.00
Floating-point performance1,256 gflops2x 880.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 675MX 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz888 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s89.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 API10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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.

GTX 675MX 7.08
+125%
ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 3.14

GeForce GTX 675MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 125% in our combined 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%

GTX 675MX 18950
+126%
ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 8396

GeForce GTX 675MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 126% 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 HD50
+13.6%
44
−13.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how GTX 675MX and ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 675MX is 13.6% faster than ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 675MX is 500% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 675MX is ahead in 53 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.08 3.14
Recency 1 October 2012 9 January 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

The GeForce GTX 675MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.


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