GeForce MX230 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce MX230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
MX230 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 769 | 654 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 32.62 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | M98 | GP108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 21 February 2019 (6 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 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1519 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1582 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 ×2 | 25.31 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.81 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 ×2 | 16 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s ×2 | 48.06 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | + |
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
+110%
| 21
−110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−100%
|
20
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−150%
|
15
+150%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−120%
|
33
+120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−50%
|
21
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24
+84.6%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−26.1%
|
55−60
+26.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−60%
|
16
+60%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65
+18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−100%
|
58
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−117%
|
13
+117%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−33.3%
|
20
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16
+14.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
−138%
|
19
+138%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+25%
|
4
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21
+61.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−66.7%
|
15
+66.7%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−26.1%
|
55−60
+26.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−20%
|
12
+20%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−48.3%
|
43
+48.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−100%
|
12
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−30.8%
|
17
+30.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−26.1%
|
55−60
+26.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16
+6.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−54.5%
|
30−35
+54.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−45.5%
|
30−35
+45.5%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−75%
|
45−50
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−46.7%
|
21−24
+46.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 110% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 25% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
- GeForce MX230 is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.09 | 4.70 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 21 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
GeForce MX230 has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.
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