GRID K280Q vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with GRID K280Q, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870
2009
512 MB GDDR3
2.00

K280Q outperforms Mobility HD 4870 by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking931598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.18
Power efficiencyno data2.32
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameM98GK104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date9 January 2009 (17 years ago)28 June 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,875

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores8001536
Core clock speed550 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors956 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0095.36
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS2.289 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs40128
L1 Cache160 KB128 KB
L2 Cache256 KB512 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 3.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.83 GB/s160.0 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 outputsNo outputs

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
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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 HD28
−239%
95−100
+239%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data19.74

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Fortnite 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Valorant 35−40
−233%
130−140
+233%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−217%
130−140
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Dota 2 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Fortnite 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Valorant 35−40
−233%
130−140
+233%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Dota 2 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Valorant 35−40
−233%
130−140
+233%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−225%
65−70
+225%
Valorant 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Valorant 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and GRID K280Q compete in popular games:

  • GRID K280Q is 239% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.00 6.79
Recency 9 January 2009 28 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

GRID K280Q has a 239.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GRID K280Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a notebook graphics card while GRID K280Q is a workstation one.

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