Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 4830
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 4830, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon HD 4830, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4830
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 5870 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 | Radeon HD 4830 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 95 Watt |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
Memory type | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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- Radeon HD 4830 has 90% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon HD 4830 has 511 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4830 - in Desktops.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 4830 - with TeraScale.
- Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4830.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4830 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4830 is 800 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 10−12 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 2−3 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 35−40 | 10−12 |
medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 4−5 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 283% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4830 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870. | ||
low / 768p | 170−180 | 110−120 |
medium / 768p | 140−150 | 80−85 |
ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 35−40 |
QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | − |
4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 9−10 |
high / 768p | 100−110 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 4830 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 70−75 |
medium / 768p | 75−80 | 40−45 |
ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 16−18 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 27−30 | 9−10 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 5−6 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 1−2 |
low / 720p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 6−7 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 126% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 2−3 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 5−6 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 257% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 65−70 | 40−45 |
medium / 768p | 55−60 | − |
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 2−3 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 2−3 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
medium / 720p | − | 30−35 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 106% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 6−7 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 2−3 |
medium / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 85−90 |
high / 1080p | − | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
medium / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 41% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 3−4 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 35−40 | 6−7 |
medium / 768p | 21−24 | 6−7 |
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 3−4 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 380% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 70−75 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 35−40 |
ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 12−14 |
high / 768p | 45−50 | 27−30 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon HD 4830. |
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 | Radeon HD 4830 | |
Architecture | Terascale 2 | TeraScale |
Code name | Broadway-XT | RV770 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 7 January 2010 | 21 October 2008 |
Pipelines | 800 | 640 |
Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 575 MHz |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | 956 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 18.40 |
Floating-point performance | 1,120.0 gflops | 736.0 gflops |
Length | 246 mm | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Laptop size | large | |
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