Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs ATI HD 4870

Place in the ranking	725	430
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	no data
Power efficiency	1.65	11.47
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	RV770	Polaris 21
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

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 cores	800	1024
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1275 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1202 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.00	81.60
Floating-point processing power	1.2 TFLOPS	2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	64

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1450 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	92.8 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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 HD

10−12

−240%

34
+240%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

29.90

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	51 +0%	51 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Metro Exodus	39 +0%	39 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Valorant	50 +0%	50 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Dota 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Fortnite	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +0%	36 +0%
Metro Exodus	26 +0%	26 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 +0%	101 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	122 +0%	122 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Dota 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	37 +0%	37 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 +0%	29 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 560X Mobile is 240% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.55	10.69
Recency	25 June 2008	11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

RX 560X Mobile has a 201.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560X 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 560X Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.