ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

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Combined performance score

Iris Pro Graphics 580
4.75
+131%

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 by 131% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking605830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.130.16
ArchitectureGen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)Terascale 1 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameSkylake GT4eM98-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)9 January 2009 (15 years old)
Current price$2427 $305
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 has 23% better value for money than Iris Pro Graphics 580.

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 cores72800
Core clock speed350 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate72.0022.00
Floating-point performanceno data880.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Pro Graphics 580 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount64 GB1 GB
Memory bus widtheDRAM + 64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared888 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data56.83 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.1.97N/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 HD18
−55.6%
28
+55.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 580 and ATI Mobility HD 4870 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 55.6% faster than Iris Pro Graphics 580

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 900% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is ahead in 47 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.75 2.06
Recency 1 September 2015 9 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm

The Iris Pro Graphics 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.


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