Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs ATI HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4870 with Radeon RX 550X Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.59

RX 550X Mobile outperforms ATI HD 4870 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking727593
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Power efficiency1.648.34
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameRV770Polaris 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores800640
Core clock speed750 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1287 MHz
Number of transistors956 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate30.0051.48
Floating-point processing power1.2 TFLOPS1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s96 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 HD14−16
−85.7%
26
+85.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p21.36no data

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
Atomic Heart 14−16
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14−16
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
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12−14
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Atomic Heart 14−16
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14−16
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Battlefield 5 24−27
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24−27
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
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12−14
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Far Cry 5 21
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21
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Fortnite 30−35
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30−35
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Forza Horizon 4 24−27
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24−27
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Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
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21−24
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Valorant 65−70
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65−70
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Atomic Heart 14−16
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14−16
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Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
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20−22
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Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
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21−24
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
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20
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
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13
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
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40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
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Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 550X Mobile is 86% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.59 6.08
Recency 25 June 2008 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has a 69.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4870 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook one.

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ATI Radeon HD 4870
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