ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 vs AMD R9 M265X

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Combined performance score

R9 M265X
2.93

Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms R9 M265X by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking741710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.42
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Terascale 1 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameVenus ProM98-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years old)9 January 2009 (15 years old)
Current priceno data$305
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6401600
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed625 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Texture fill rate25.0022.00
Floating-point performance800.0 gflops2x 880.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M265X and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz888 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s89.6 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
Eyefinity1no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1110.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M265X 2.93
ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 3.14
+7.2%

Mobility HD 4870 X2 outperforms R9 M265X by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M265X 10547
+25.6%
ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 8396

R9 M265X outperforms Mobility HD 4870 X2 by 26% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD24
−83.3%
44
+83.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how R9 M265X and ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 83.3% faster than R9 M265X

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is 100% faster than the R9 M265X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 is ahead in 23 tests (43%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (57%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.93 3.14
Recency 7 January 2014 9 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M265X and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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