Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 550
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, 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 RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 550 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 6112 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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
30−33
medium / 1080p
8−9
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
200−210
medium / 768p
110−120
170−180
ultra / 1080p
55−60
95−100
QHD / 1440p
30−33
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
80−85
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
80−85
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
90−95
ultra / 1080p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Dota 2 is 43% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
4K / 2160p
3−4
6−7
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
95−100
medium / 1080p
24−27
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Fortnite is 71% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−12
18−20
QHD / 1440p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
27−30
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
80−85
medium / 768p
45−50
70−75
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Grand Theft Auto V is 68% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
24−27
50−55
medium / 768p
16−18
30−35
high / 1080p
9−10
18−20
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 84% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
high / 768p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Radeon RX 550
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN 4.0
Code name
M98-XT
Lexa
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 January 2009
20 April 2017
Pipelines
800
512
Core clock speed
550 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
37.86
Floating-point performance
880.0 gflops
1,211 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56.83 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
6.4
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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