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    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

    When choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Check Price
    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 X2 or Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Laptops
    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 130 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 12 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 21−24 40−45
    medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Architecture Terascale 1 Terascale 2
    Code name M98-XT Blackcomb XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 9 January 2009 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 1600 1920
    Core clock speed 550 MHz 680 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million 2x1700 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.00
    Floating-point performance 2x 880.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 888 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 4.1
    OpenGL 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    Laptop size large large
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