Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Quadro 5010M

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro 5010M, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro 5010M is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro 5010M 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5010M is 412 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Quadro 5010M
Architecture Terascale 1 Fermi
Code name M98-XT N12E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 9 January 2009 22 February 2011
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 550 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 22.00 21.60
Floating-point performance 880.0 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 888 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56.83 GB/s 83.2 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 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large large
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