GeForce GTX 950A vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950A 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 950A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 950A
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 950A | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | 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 GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 950A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- GeForce GTX 950A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
- GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 443 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- GeForce GTX 950A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 1114 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 20−22 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Battlefield 5 is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
GeForce GTX 950A and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
low / 768p | 190−200 | 140−150 |
medium / 768p | 150−160 | 110−120 |
ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | 55−60 |
QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 30−33 |
4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
high / 768p | 120−130 | 80−85 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 39% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 20−22 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 80−85 |
medium / 768p | 80−85 | 60−65 |
ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 35−40 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 8−9 |
4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 18−20 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 9−10 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Far Cry 5 is 77% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
low / 720p | 85−90 | 60−65 |
medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Fortnite is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−12 |
QHD / 1440p | 6−7 | 1−2 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 27−30 |
medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Forza Horizon 4 is 69% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 75−80 | 50−55 |
medium / 768p | 65−70 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | 24−27 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 8−9 | 5−6 |
ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 3−4 |
4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Metro Exodus is 71% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 95−100 |
high / 1080p | − | 90−95 |
ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | 80−85 |
medium / 1080p | 100−110 | 90−95 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Minecraft is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 20−22 | 16−18 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
low / 720p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 7−8 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−12 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 24−27 |
medium / 768p | 27−30 | 16−18 |
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 9−10 |
ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 6−7 |
4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 6−7 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 61% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
low / 768p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
medium / 768p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 20−22 |
high / 768p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. |
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950A | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
Architecture | Maxwell | Terascale 1 |
Code name | GM107 | M98-XT |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 13 March 2015 | 9 January 2009 |
Pipelines | 640 | 800 |
Core clock speed | 993 MHz | 550 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1124 MHz | |
Transistor count | 1,870 million | 956 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 22.00 |
Floating-point performance | 1,271 gflops | 880.0 gflops |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 888 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 32.03 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 | 5.0 | |
Laptop size | large | |
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