FireStream 9270 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9270
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
| FireStream 9270 | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI | No outputs |
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- Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
- FireStream 9270 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- FireStream 9270 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
- FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
- Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- FireStream 9270 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 2712 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 | 8−9 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
| low / 768p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 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 30% more, than FireStream 9270. | ||
| 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 FireStream 9270. | ||
Full Specs
| FireStream 9270 | Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Terascale 1 |
| Code name | RV770 | M98-XT |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 November 2008 | 9 January 2009 |
| Pipelines | 800 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Transistor count | 956 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 22.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops | 880.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 888 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 56.83 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Laptop size | large | |
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