GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon HD 4870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 4870, 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 GeForce GTX 950M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 GeForce GTX 950M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3 or GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 164 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTX 950M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
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
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
8−9
1−2
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
14−16
medium / 1080p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
6−7
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Battlefield 5 is 154% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
120−130
medium / 768p
160−170
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
130−140
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 68% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Dota 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
4−5
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
low / 720p
90−95
60−65
medium / 1080p
45−50
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Fortnite is 85% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
7−8
ultra / 1080p
18−20
7−8
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
75−80
50−55
medium / 768p
70−75
−
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 72% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
2−3
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
9−10
medium / 1080p
10−12
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
high / 1080p
−
70−75
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 114% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
medium / 768p
30−33
12−14
high / 1080p
16−18
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 144% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−35
18−20
high / 768p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 4870
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale
Code name
N16P-GT
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
25 June 2008
Pipelines
640
800
Core clock speed
914 MHz
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
44.96
30.00
Floating-point performance
1,439 gflops
1,200.0 gflops
Length
250 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 or 2500 MHz
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32 or 80 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
140 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.5 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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