GeForce GT 735M vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between GeForce GT 735M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 735M will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 735M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 735M 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 735M or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 735M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 735M is 25 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GT 735M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 735M 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 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Kepler Terascale 1
Code name N14M-LP M98-XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 April 2013 9 January 2009
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 575 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 22.00
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 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 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration DDR3
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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