GeForce GT 610 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with GeForce GT 610, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 4870
2009
512 MB GDDR3
1.85
+157%

ATI Mobility HD 4870 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8851159
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.97
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameM98GF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores80048
Core clock speed550 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors956 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate22.006.480
Floating-point processing power0.88 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408

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
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1024 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed888 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth56.83 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.2
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
+180%
10−12
−180%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Valorant 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Valorant 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Valorant 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Valorant 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and GT 610 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 180% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 0.72
Recency 9 January 2009 2 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1024 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

ATI Mobility HD 4870 has a 156.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 610, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 610 is a desktop one.

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