GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2. 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2. 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.

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 816 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 864 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 9−10
ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Pascal Terascale 1
Code name M98-XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date April 2018 9 January 2009
Pipelines 768 1600
Core clock speed 1366 MHz 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz
Transistor count 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 22.00
Floating-point performance 2x 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width 96 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan + N/A
Laptop size large
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