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    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon HD 7950

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 7950, 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 Radeon HD 7950 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    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 Radeon HD 7950
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 362 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 16−18 60−65
    medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Radeon HD 7950
    Architecture Terascale 1 GCN 1.0
    Code name M98-XT Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 9 January 2009 31 January 2012
    Pipelines 800 1792
    Core clock speed 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 1250 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.00 89.60
    Floating-point performance 880.0 gflops 2,867 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 888 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 56.83 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 4.1 5.1
    OpenGL 3.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    PowerTune +
    ZeroCore +
    Design reference
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    CrossFire +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    AppAcceleration +
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