Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 560X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 560X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 560X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon RX 560X

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:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP)		75 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 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560X has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 625 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 6112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	140−150	220−230
medium / 768p	110−120	190−200
ultra / 1080p	55−60	110−120
QHD / 1440p	30−33	70−75
4K / 2160p	27−30	35−40
high / 768p	80−85	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
ultra / 1080p	35−40	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Dota 2 is 61% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	3−4	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Fortnite is 103% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−12
low / 720p	27−30	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Forza Horizon 4 is 153% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	50−55	95−100
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Grand Theft Auto V is 103% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	5−6	10−12
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Metro Exodus is 157% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Minecraft is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X 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	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	24−27	65−70
medium / 768p	16−18	40−45
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870	Radeon RX 560X
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 4.0
Code name	M98-XT	Polaris 21
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 January 2009	11 April 2018
Pipelines	800	1024
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost Clock		1275 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	22.00	81.60
Floating-point performance	880.0 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length		170 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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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 560X

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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