GeForce RTX 5060 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 578% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 762 | 264 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.58 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | M98 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
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 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 0 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 362.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS | 23.22 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 40 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 355.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
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 | 42
−567%
| 280−290
+567%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−322%
|
35−40
+322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−738%
|
65−70
+738%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−322%
|
35−40
+322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−567%
|
100−105
+567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−1767%
|
55−60
+1767%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−850%
|
55−60
+850%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−738%
|
65−70
+738%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−322%
|
35−40
+322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−722%
|
70−75
+722%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−306%
|
65−70
+306%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
−547%
|
110−120
+547%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−567%
|
100−105
+567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−1767%
|
55−60
+1767%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9−10
−567%
|
60−65
+567%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−850%
|
55−60
+850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−400%
|
140−150
+400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−509%
|
65−70
+509%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| World of Tanks | 55−60
−335%
|
230−240
+335%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−738%
|
65−70
+738%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−322%
|
35−40
+322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−567%
|
60−65
+567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−306%
|
65−70
+306%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−567%
|
100−105
+567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−1767%
|
55−60
+1767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−400%
|
140−150
+400%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 2−3
−1600%
|
30−35
+1600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−536%
|
140−150
+536%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−850%
|
18−20
+850%
|
| World of Tanks | 21−24
−581%
|
140−150
+581%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−1333%
|
40−45
+1333%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−625%
|
55−60
+625%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−750%
|
30−35
+750%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−450%
|
55−60
+450%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−125%
|
35−40
+125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−567%
|
100−105
+567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−611%
|
60−65
+611%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−525%
|
100−105
+525%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−525%
|
100−105
+525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is 567% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5060 is 2025% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is ahead in 40 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.12 | 21.14 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
RTX 5060 has a 577.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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