ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Mobility Radeon HD 4870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
M GL outperforms Mobility HD 4870 by a whopping 367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 505 | 933 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.12 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | M98 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (8 years ago) | 9 January 2009 (17 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 | 1280 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 22.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | 0.88 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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 | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | HBM2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 888 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 56.83 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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 | 130−140
+364%
| 28
−364%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Fortnite | 55−60
+533%
|
9−10
−533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+251%
|
40−45
−251%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+214%
|
21−24
−214%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+533%
|
9−10
−533%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+775%
|
4−5
−775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+214%
|
21−24
−214%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+533%
|
9−10
−533%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+775%
|
4−5
−775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High
| Valorant | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and ATI Mobility HD 4870 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL is 364% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 775% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL performs better in 16 tests (32%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (68%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.39 | 2.01 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 9 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 55 nm |
RX Vega M GL has a 367.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.
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