GeForce GTX 660M vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 660M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 660M will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 660M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 660M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 660M or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 660M Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 660M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 660M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 660M is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660M is 285 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 660M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 660M is 1112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 660M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660M Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Kepler Terascale 1
Code name N13E-GE M98-XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 22 March 2012 9 January 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 835 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 30.4 billion/sec 22.00
Floating-point performance 729.6 gflops 2x 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s 89.6 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 +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 36 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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