GeForce GTX 470 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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 470
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
215 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1280 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 470 has 1279 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 665 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 786 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
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
16−18
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
55−60
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−33
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Battlefield 5 is 126% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 470 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
140−150
medium / 768p
180−190
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
QHD / 1440p
60−65
30−33
4K / 2160p
30−35
27−30
high / 768p
150−160
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
medium / 768p
95−100
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
18−20
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
3−4
low / 720p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Far Cry 5 is 133% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
55−60
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Fortnite is 89% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−11
1−2
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
90−95
50−55
medium / 768p
80−85
45−50
high / 1080p
30−35
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
10−11
5−6
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
14−16
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Minecraft is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
30−35
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
60−65
24−27
medium / 768p
35−40
16−18
high / 1080p
21−24
9−10
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 115% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
35−40
20−22
high / 768p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 470
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 1
Code name
GF100
M98-XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
12 April 2010
9 January 2009
Pipelines
448
800
Core clock speed
1215 MHz
550 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
34.0 billion/sec
22.00
Floating-point performance
1,088.6 gflops
880.0 gflops
Length
9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
320 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
133.9 GB/s
56.83 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.2
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
448
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
97 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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