GeForce GTX 680M vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 GeForce GTX 680M stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 680M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 680M 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 680M or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 680M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 680M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 680M has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M is 170 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
GeForce GTX 680M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M is 912 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
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
16−18
9−10
ultra / 1080p
9−10
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
55−60
35−40
medium / 1080p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Battlefield 5 is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 680M and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
160−170
medium / 768p
180−190
130−140
ultra / 1080p
100−110
70−75
QHD / 1440p
55−60
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
medium / 768p
95−100
70−75
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−12
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
100−110
75−80
medium / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Fortnite is 51% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
10−11
4−5
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
80−85
55−60
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Grand Theft Auto V is 44% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−11
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Minecraft is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 37% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
35−40
medium / 768p
35−40
21−24
high / 1080p
20−22
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
24−27
high / 768p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 680M
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 1
Code name
N13E-GTX
M98-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2012
9 January 2009
Pipelines
1344
1600
Core clock speed
720 MHz
550 MHz
Boost Clock
758 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
80.6 billion/sec
22.00
Floating-point performance
2,038 gflops
2x 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
888 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1344
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
100 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
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