GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740A 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 740A 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 740A

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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:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	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 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 430 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A 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 740A.
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 740A 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 740A.
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 740A 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 740A.
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 740A.
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 740A.
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 740A.
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 740A.
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 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Terascale 1
Code name	GK208	M98-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 August 2013	9 January 2009
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed	980 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	22.00
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	880.0 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	888 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	3.5
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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