GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800M GT SLI 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 9800M GT SLI stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce 9800M GT SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
130 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 9800M GT SLI has 511 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
GeForce 9800M GT SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is 88 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
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
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
100−105
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 16% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 13% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 12% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
4−5
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
21−24
24−27
medium / 768p
14−16
16−18
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
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 11% more, than GeForce 9800M GT SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 1
Code name
NB9E-GT2
M98-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 July 2008
9 January 2009
Pipelines
192
800
Core clock speed
500 MHz
550 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
Floating-point performance
880.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56.83 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
large
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