ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 650 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Plus Graphics 650
2017
32 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.52
+113%

Iris Plus Graphics 650 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking665879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.92no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT3eM98
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (8 years ago)9 January 2009 (16 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384800
Core clock speed300 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm++55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate55.2022.00
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPS0.88 TFLOPS
ROPs616
TMUs4840

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount32 GB512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared888 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data56.83 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL3.01.1
Vulkan1.3N/A

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 HD22
−27.3%
28
+27.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Fortnite 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Valorant 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+82.9%
40−45
−82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 30
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Fortnite 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Valorant 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 25
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Valorant 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Valorant 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 650 and ATI Mobility HD 4870 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 27% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is ahead in 55 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.52 2.12
Recency 3 January 2017 9 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm

Iris Plus Graphics 650 has a 113.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

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