Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 X2 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)		300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 487 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	16−18	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	70−75	180−190
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	75−80	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 191% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	55−60	120−130
high / 1080p	18−20	70−75
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	35−40	130−140
medium / 768p	21−24	85−90
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Terascale 1	GCN
Code name	M98-XT	Tahiti XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 January 2009	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1600	2048
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	22.00	118.4
Floating-point performance	2x 880.0 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	888 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	264 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
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon HD 7970

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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