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    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Radeon RX 5500M

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 RX 5500M 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 and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon RX 5500M 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 or Radeon RX 5500M here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops
    Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Radeon RX 5500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 5500M has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 777 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 13112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

    Game benchmarks

    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 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Radeon RX 5500M
    Architecture Terascale 1 Navi / RDNA
    Code name M98-XT Navi 14 / R19M-E85
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 9 January 2009 29 September 2019
    Pipelines 800 1408
    Core clock speed 550 MHz 1327 MHz
    Boost Clock 1645 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million 6,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 7 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.00 144.8
    Floating-point performance 880.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 888 MHz 14000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 56.83 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 4.1 6.5
    OpenGL 3.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large medium sized
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