Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon HD 4850
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 4850. 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 HD 4850. 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.
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
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 4850 are build with Terascale 1 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 75 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 4850 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 105 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
1−2
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
16−18
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 162% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
120−130
medium / 768p
130−140
95−100
ultra / 1080p
70−75
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
100−110
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 51% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−12
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
2−3
4K / 2160p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
10−12
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
75−80
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Fortnite is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
16−18
5−6
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
18−20
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
55−60
35−40
high / 1080p
18−20
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
1−2
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
18−20
5−6
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Metro Exodus is 266% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 44% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
18−20
5−6
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 280% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
35−40
12−14
medium / 768p
21−24
9−10
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
high / 768p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in World of Tanks is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
Terascale 1
Terascale 1
Code name
M98-XT
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 January 2009
25 June 2008
Pipelines
1600
800
Core clock speed
550 MHz
625 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
25.00
Floating-point performance
2x 880.0 gflops
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Laptop size
large
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