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    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Quadro CX

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro CX, 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 CX is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Quadro CX

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Quadro CX
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 52 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro CX are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 712 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 16−18 10−12
    medium / 1080p 8−9 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Quadro CX
    Architecture Terascale 1 Tesla 2.0
    Code name M98-XT GT200B
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 9 January 2009 11 November 2008
    Pipelines 800 192
    Core clock speed 550 MHz 602 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.00 38.53
    Floating-point performance 880.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 888 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 56.83 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.1 4.0
    OpenGL 3.3 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA 1.3
    Laptop size large
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