Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon R9 M360

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon R9 M360, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon R9 M360 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

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 R9 M360
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M360 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M360 - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 350 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M360 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 237 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 18−20
medium / 1080p 8−9 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Radeon R9 M360
Architecture Terascale 1 GCN 1.0
Code name M98-XT Tropo
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 9 January 2009 5 May 2015
Pipelines 800 512
Core clock speed 550 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.00 29.60
Floating-point performance 880.0 gflops 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 888 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56.83 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 8
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