GeForce 930M vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930M 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 930M stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 930M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 930M 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 930M or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 930M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 930M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce 930M is 378 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce 930M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 930M is 912 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
2−3
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 77% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 930M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
55−60
QHD / 1440p
21−24
30−33
4K / 2160p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
18−20
medium / 1080p
4−5
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 47% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 55% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
4−5
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
80−85
90−95
ultra / 1080p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
85−90
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce 930M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce 930M.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
10−11
24−27
medium / 768p
8−9
16−18
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 160% more, than GeForce 930M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce 930M.
Full Specs
GeForce 930M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 1
Code name
N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP
M98-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
9 January 2009
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
928 MHz
550 MHz
Boost Clock
941 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
22.58
22.00
Floating-point performance
722.7 gflops
880.0 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
56.83 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
84 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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