GeForce 9100M G vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 9100M G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
2.88
+1340%

Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms 9100M G by a whopping 1340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8151447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)no data
GPU code nameM98MCP77MH MCP79MH
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)3 June 2008 (17 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 cores800 ×28
Core clock speed550 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors956 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Texture fill rate22.00 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs16 ×2no data
TMUs40 ×2no data
L1 Cache160 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GB ×2no data
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2no data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/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 HD44
+1367%
3−4
−1367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Valorant 45−50
+84%
24−27
−84%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Dota 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Valorant 45−50
+84%
24−27
−84%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Dota 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Valorant 45−50
+84%
24−27
−84%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Valorant 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Valorant 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and 9100M G compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 1367% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 surpassed 9100M G in all 30 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.88 0.20
Recency 9 January 2009 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 has a 1340% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9100M G in performance tests.

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