GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with GeForce 9800 GTX+, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870
2009
512 MB GDDR3
2.13
+66.4%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 outperforms 9800 GTX+ by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8691035
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiencyno data0.62
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameM98G92B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (15 years ago)16 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores800128
Core clock speed550 MHz738 MHz
Number of transistors956 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data141 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate22.0047.23
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS0.47 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4064

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 data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.83 GB/s70.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

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
+75%
16−18
−75%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data14.31

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and 9800 GTX+ compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 75% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.13 1.28

ATI Mobility HD 4870 has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GTX+ is a desktop one.


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