Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon HD 5770
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5770, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 stacks up against Radeon HD 5770, check out specs charts below.
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
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Radeon HD 5770
Power consumption (TDP)
108 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5770 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5770 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 5770 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 300 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5770 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 3912 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
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Battlefield 5 is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5770 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
150−160
medium / 768p
110−120
120−130
ultra / 1080p
55−60
60−65
QHD / 1440p
30−33
30−35
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 5770 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Far Cry 5 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
5−6
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Metro Exodus is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
24−27
27−30
medium / 768p
16−18
18−20
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Radeon HD 5770
Architecture
Terascale 1
Terascale 2
Code name
M98-XT
Juniper
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 January 2009
13 October 2009
Pipelines
800
800
Core clock speed
550 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
34.00
Floating-point performance
880.0 gflops
1,360.0 gflops
Length
208 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56.83 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.1
5.0
OpenGL
3.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Laptop size
large
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