Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon RX 550
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon RX 550. 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 RX 550. 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 RX 550
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
4 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 RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 550 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 6112 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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
200−210
medium / 768p
130−140
170−180
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Fortnite is 37% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
65−70
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Radeon RX 550
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN 4.0
Code name
M98-XT
Lexa
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 January 2009
20 April 2017
Pipelines
1600
512
Core clock speed
550 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
37.86
Floating-point performance
2x 880.0 gflops
1,211 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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