Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Quadro K4200
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Quadro K4200, 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 X2 stacks up against Quadro K4200, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 X2 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Quadro K4200
Power consumption (TDP)
108 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K4200 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4200 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro K4200 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 221 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro K4200 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 4512 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
9−10
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Battlefield 5 is 109% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
160−170
230−240
medium / 768p
130−140
200−210
ultra / 1080p
70−75
120−130
QHD / 1440p
40−45
100−105
4K / 2160p
30−33
55−60
high / 768p
100−110
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Dota 2 is 52% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−12
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
55−60
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Far Cry 5 is 141% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
130−140
medium / 1080p
30−35
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Fortnite is 97% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
27−30
QHD / 1440p
4−5
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
65−70
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
95−100
high / 1080p
18−20
40−45
ultra / 1080p
8−9
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Grand Theft Auto V is 73% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
75−80
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
35−40
80−85
medium / 768p
21−24
50−55
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 117% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Quadro K4200
Architecture
Terascale 1
Kepler
Code name
M98-XT
GK104
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
9 January 2009
22 July 2014
Pipelines
1600
1344
Core clock speed
550 MHz
771 MHz
Boost Clock
784 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
87.81
Floating-point performance
2x 880.0 gflops
2,107 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
172.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.1
5.1
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.126
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
119 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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