GeForce GTX 460 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 460 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 GTX 460 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 GTX 460 Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 767 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 125 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 2712 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 14−16 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Fermi Terascale 1
Code name GF104 M98-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 12 July 2010 9 January 2009
Pipelines 336 800
Core clock speed 675 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 37.80 22.00
Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 880.0 gflops
Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 56.83 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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