NVIDIA GeForce 845M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Combined performance score

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
3.14

GeForce 845M outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking709654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.421.28
ArchitectureTerascale 1 (2008−2010)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameM98-XTGM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years old)12 March 2014 (10 years old)
Current price$305 $163
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 845M has 205% 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 cores1600384
Core clock speed550 MHz1071 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0037.63
Floating-point performance2x 880.0 gflops883.7 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 845M 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR3, GDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s40.1 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.

Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data+

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 HD44
+100%
22
−100%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 845M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 100% faster than GeForce 845M

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 845M is 100% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 845M is ahead in 49 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.14 3.93
Recency 9 January 2009 12 March 2014
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

The GeForce 845M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.


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