GeForce GT 640M LE vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640M LE 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 GT 640M LE stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GT 640M LE and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 640M LE 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 GT 640M LE or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:

GeForce GT 640M LE Laptops

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GT 640M LE	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3\DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GT 640M LE has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
GeForce GT 640M LE is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640M LE is 912 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	16−18
medium / 1080p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 640M LE in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	55−60
QHD / 1440p	−	30−33
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 257% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 640M LE in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 148% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	24−27
medium / 768p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 640M LE	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	Fermi / Kepler	Terascale 1
Code name	N13P-LP	M98-XT
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012	9 January 2009
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed		550 MHz
Transistor count	585 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate		22.00
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops	880.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 - 4000 MHz	888 MHz
Memory bandwidth		56.83 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 API	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	Up to 384
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	14 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized	large
Optimus	+
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GeForce GT 640M LE vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

GeForce GT 640M LE and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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