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    GeForce MX230 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

    In this comparison between GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce MX230 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX230 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 MX230 or Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:

    GeForce MX230 Laptops
    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX230 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 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 MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 969 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 6112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 21−24
    medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
    GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX230 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Architecture Pascal Terascale 1
    Code name N17S-G0 M98-XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 20 February 2019 9 January 2009
    Pipelines 256 1600
    Core clock speed 1519 MHz 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.31 22.00
    Floating-point performance 2x 880.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 888 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.1
    OpenGL 4.6 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
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