GeForce 930A vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 930A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
2.87

930A outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GeForce 930A GeForce 930A

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking804794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.84
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameM98GM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 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 ×2384
Core clock speed550 MHz928 MHz
Boost clock speedno data941 MHz
Number of transistors956 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data33 Watt
Texture fill rate22.00 ×222.58
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS ×20.7227 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×28
TMUs40 ×224

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB ×22 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s ×216.02 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA-5.0

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
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
God of War 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
God of War 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
God of War 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
God of War 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
God of War 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 930A compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 930A is 2% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.87 2.96
Recency 9 January 2009 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

GeForce 930A has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 930A.

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