GeForce 930A vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce 930A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
930A outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 801 | 790 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.84 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | M98 | GM108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 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 cores | 800 ×2 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 928 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 941 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 ×2 | 22.58 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.7227 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 ×2 | 24 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s ×2 | 16.02 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| 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 HD | 44
−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%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+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
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| 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
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+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%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| 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
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| 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%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 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 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+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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