GeForce GT 610 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with GeForce GT 610, including specs and performance data.
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 ranking | 885 | 1159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 89 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.97 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | M98 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 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.
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 cores | 800 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 29 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 102 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 6.480 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS | 0.1555 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 8 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 2.7" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 888 MHz | 1.8 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 56.83 GB/s | 14.4 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 Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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 HD | 28
+180%
| 10−12
−180%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.00 |
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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