GeForce 930A vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930A 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 GeForce 930A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 930A
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:
Main Specs
| GeForce 930A | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce 930A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- GeForce 930A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
- GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 930A is 378 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- GeForce 930A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 930A is 1114 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 55−60 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 30−33 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 80−85 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 21% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| medium / 768p | − | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 40−45 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | 65−70 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 7−8 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 24−27 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | 16−18 |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 9−10 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 20−22 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 930A | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Terascale 1 |
| Code name | GM108 | M98-XT |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 | 9 January 2009 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 941 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 956 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 22.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 722.7 gflops | 880.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 888 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 56.83 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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