FirePro S9050 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S9050 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro S9050	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S9050 has 11 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 350 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 4612 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	7−8
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	35−40	16−18
medium / 1080p	24−27	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	30−35	12−14
ultra / 1080p	27−30	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−12	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	24−27
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Battlefield 5 is 173% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	230−240	140−150
medium / 768p	200−210	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	55−60
QHD / 1440p	85−90	30−33
4K / 2160p	45−50	27−30
high / 768p	160−170	80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 86% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	20−22
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	120−130	80−85
medium / 768p	100−110	60−65
ultra / 1080p	80−85	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Dota 2 is 73% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	21−24	8−9
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	3−4
low / 720p	50−55	18−20
medium / 1080p	27−30	9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	30−35	14−16
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
QHD / 1440p	14−16	−
low / 720p	120−130	60−65
medium / 1080p	70−75	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Fortnite is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	30−35	12−14
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
QHD / 1440p	12−14	1−2
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Forza Horizon 4 is 169% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	100−110	50−55
medium / 768p	90−95	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	6−7
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Grand Theft Auto V is 120% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	5−6
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	12−14
medium / 1080p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Metro Exodus is 185% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	35−40	12−14
medium / 1080p	20−22	10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	70−75	24−27
medium / 768p	45−50	16−18
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 153% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	20−22
high / 768p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	FirePro S9050	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 1
Code name	Tahiti	M98-XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 August 2014	9 January 2009
Pipelines	1792	800
Core clock speed	900 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	22.00
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	880.0 gflops
Length	254 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	888 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	56.83 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / full length
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FirePro S9050 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

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