HD Graphics 515 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 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 HD Graphics 515 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
HD Graphics 515 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: HD Graphics 515 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 HD Graphics 515 or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:
Main Specs
HD Graphics 515
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is 250 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - 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
0−1
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
16−18
medium / 1080p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 220% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
HD Graphics 515 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
80−85
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
55−60
QHD / 1440p
20−22
30−33
4K / 2160p
14−16
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of HD Graphics 515 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
70−75
80−85
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 39% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
7−8
18−20
medium / 1080p
1−2
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 250% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
45−50
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 68% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
5−6
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 180% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 68% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
1−2
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
75−80
90−95
ultra / 1080p
65−70
80−85
medium / 1080p
80−85
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 13% more, than HD Graphics 515.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than HD Graphics 515.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
3−4
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 333% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
4−5
24−27
medium / 768p
−
16−18
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 466% more, than HD Graphics 515.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
30−35
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
20−22
high / 768p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 41% more, than HD Graphics 515.
Full Specs
HD Graphics 515
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Gen. 9 Skylake
Terascale 1
Code name
Skylake GT2
M98-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 September 2015
9 January 2009
Pipelines
24
800
Core clock speed
300 MHz
550 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
22.80
22.00
Floating-point performance
880.0 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56.83 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
2.1
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.97
N/A
Laptop size
large
Quick Sync
+
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