Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, 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 Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 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 Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:
Main Specs
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
DDR4
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is build with Gen. 11 Ice Lake architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is 360 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
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
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Fortnite is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Forza Horizon 4 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
6−7
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Minecraft is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
30−35
24−27
medium / 768p
21−24
16−18
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
RV6xx
Code name
Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
M88-XT CF
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
28 May 2019
1 September 2008
Pipelines
48
640
Core clock speed
300 MHz
660 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
10 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
10.56
Floating-point performance
2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
Quick Sync
+
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