FirePro W9000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 W9000 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 X2 here:
Main Specs
FirePro W9000
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
350 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
No outputs
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FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Laptops.
FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 425 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4612 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
9−10
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
55−60
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
60−65
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
250−260
160−170
medium / 768p
220−230
130−140
ultra / 1080p
180−190
70−75
QHD / 1440p
110−120
40−45
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
110−120
70−75
ultra / 1080p
100−110
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
40−45
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
18−20
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
75−80
medium / 1080p
110−120
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Fortnite is 191% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
30−35
4−5
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
65−70
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
140−150
65−70
medium / 768p
120−130
55−60
high / 1080p
70−75
18−20
ultra / 1080p
30−35
8−9
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
30−35
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
35−40
medium / 768p
85−90
21−24
high / 1080p
45−50
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
8−9
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
50−55
24−27
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Full Specs
FirePro W9000
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 1
Code name
Tahiti
M98-XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2012
9 January 2009
Pipelines
2048
1600
Core clock speed
975 MHz
550 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
124.8
22.00
Floating-point performance
3,994 gflops
2x 880.0 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
89.6 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
460 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
Dual-link DVI support
+
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