GeForce GTX 560M vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 560M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 560M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 560M has 1535 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 225 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 362 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
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
130−140
140−150
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−33
4K / 2160p
12−14
27−30
high / 768p
75−80
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
3−4
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 81% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
20−22
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 1
Code name
N12E-GS
M98-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
30 May 2011
9 January 2009
Pipelines
192
800
Core clock speed
775 MHz
550 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
24.8 billion/sec
22.00
Floating-point performance
595.2 gflops
880.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 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
192
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
2-way
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
44 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
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