Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 460, 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 4870 stacks up against Radeon RX 460, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 540 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 6112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
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
7−8
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
70−75
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 180% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
140−150
230−240
medium / 768p
110−120
200−210
ultra / 1080p
55−60
120−130
QHD / 1440p
30−33
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
80−85
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
35−40
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 73% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
9−10
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 211% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
120−130
medium / 1080p
24−27
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
27−30
QHD / 1440p
1−2
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
50−55
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
95−100
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 124% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
6−7
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
24−27
75−80
medium / 768p
16−18
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 161% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
40−45
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Radeon RX 460
Architecture
Terascale 1
Polaris
Code name
M98-XT
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
9 January 2009
8 August 2016
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
550 MHz
1090 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
22.00
67.20
Floating-point performance
880.0 gflops
2,150 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
888 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56.83 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
6.4
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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