Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon 550X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon 550X. 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 X2 and Radeon 550X. 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 550X

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:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)		50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Radeon 550X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 532 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 6112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	16−18
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	140−150
medium / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	20−22
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	90−95	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	10−12	8−9
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	20−22
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
low / 720p	75−80	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 38% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 22% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	6−7	5−6
ultra / 1080p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	12−14
medium / 1080p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	35−40	24−27
medium / 768p	21−24	16−18
high / 1080p	12−14	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 30% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	20−22
high / 768p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon 550X
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN 4.0
Code name	M98-XT	Lexa
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 January 2009	27 March 2019
Pipelines	1600	512
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost Clock		1218 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	22.00	38.98
Floating-point performance	2x 880.0 gflops
Length		145 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	888 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.6 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 X2 vs Radeon 550X

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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