Tesla C2070 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 with Tesla C2070, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2
2009
1 GB GDDR5
2.89

C2070 outperforms Mobility HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking824581
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.41
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameM98GF100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date9 January 2009 (17 years ago)25 July 2011 (14 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 cores800 ×2448
Core clock speed550 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors956 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data238 Watt
Texture fill rate22.00 ×232.14
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS ×21.028 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×248
TMUs40 ×256
L1 Cache160 KB896 KB
L2 Cache256 KB768 KB

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB ×26 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2384 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz747 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s ×2143.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.0

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
−150%
110−120
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Fortnite 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−155%
140−150
+155%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Dota 2 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Fortnite 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Valorant 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Dota 2 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Valorant 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Valorant 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Valorant 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 X2 and Tesla C2070 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla C2070 is 150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.89 7.46
Recency 9 January 2009 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

Tesla C2070 has a 158% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla C2070 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 Tesla C2070 is a workstation one.

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