HD Graphics vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4870 with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 4870 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 877 | 1162 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 69 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.54 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | M98 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (12 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 cores | 800 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 6.300 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.88 TFLOPS | 0.1008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 1 |
| TMUs | 40 | 6 |
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 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 888 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 56.83 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
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 | 26
+189%
| 9−10
−189%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Fortnite | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| World of Tanks | 40−45
+193%
|
14−16
−193%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4870 and HD Graphics compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4870 is 189% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.06 | 0.75 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 22 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 4870 has a 174.7% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a notebook card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.
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