NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Combined performance score

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
3.14

GeForce MX230 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 by 51% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking710606
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.421.64
ArchitectureTerascale 1 (2008−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameM98-XTN17S-G0
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years old)20 February 2019 (5 years old)
Current price$305 $1221
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX230 has 290% 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 cores1600256
Core clock speed550 MHz1519 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1531 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0025.31
Floating-point performance2x 880.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce MX230 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 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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, GDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s48.06 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 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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
+110%
21
−110%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 4−5
Battlefield 5 7−8
−186%
20
+186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−133%
21
+133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−100%
10
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 4−5
Battlefield 5 7−8
−129%
16
+129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−77.8%
16
+77.8%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−114%
15
+114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 4−5
Battlefield 5 7−8
−71.4%
12
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−33.3%
12
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−28.6%
9
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 110% faster than GeForce MX230

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 11.1% faster than the GeForce MX230.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 200% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GeForce MX230 is ahead in 48 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.14 4.75
Recency 9 January 2009 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.


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