L4 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with L4, including specs and performance data.
L4 outperforms Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 740% 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 | 822 | 261 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 25.93 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | M98 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (17 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (2 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 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2040 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 72 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 ×2 | 489.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS ×2 | 30.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 40 ×2 | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 7.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 48 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 169 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s ×2 | 300.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 support
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 | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−695%
| 350−400
+695%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−700%
|
80−85
+700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
−713%
|
130−140
+713%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−700%
|
120−130
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−686%
|
110−120
+686%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−661%
|
350−400
+661%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−700%
|
80−85
+700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
−718%
|
450−500
+718%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−721%
|
230−240
+721%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
−713%
|
130−140
+713%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−700%
|
120−130
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−686%
|
110−120
+686%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−700%
|
80−85
+700%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−661%
|
350−400
+661%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−700%
|
80−85
+700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−721%
|
230−240
+721%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−700%
|
120−130
+700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−686%
|
110−120
+686%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−700%
|
80−85
+700%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−661%
|
350−400
+661%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 16−18
−713%
|
130−140
+713%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−718%
|
180−190
+718%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−708%
|
210−220
+708%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−715%
|
220−230
+715%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−700%
|
120−130
+700%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−686%
|
110−120
+686%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and L4 compete in popular games:
- L4 is 695% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.89 | 24.28 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
L4 has a 740.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The L4 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 graphics card while L4 is a workstation one.
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