Mobility Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 5830 stacks up against Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 4870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5830 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 5830 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	286 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 1091% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2800 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	3−4
ultra / 1080p	2−3	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	14−16
medium / 1080p	6−7	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	9−10	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−11	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	140−150	130−140
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
high / 768p	80−85	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	65−70	70−75
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	5−6	4−5
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	16−18	14−16
medium / 1080p	6−7	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	9−10	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	3−4	−
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	9−10	10−11
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Grand Theft Auto V is 3% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	3−4	2−3
ultra / 1080p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	9−10	9−10
medium / 1080p	5−6	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
high / 1080p	90−95	70−75
ultra / 1080p	75−80	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	8−9
medium / 1080p	9−10	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	18−20	20−22
medium / 768p	12−14	12−14
high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	80−85	75−80
medium / 768p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
high / 768p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale
Code name	Broadway	R700
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	12 August 2008
Pipelines	800	800
Core clock speed	500 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00	28.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	115.2 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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Mobility Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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