FirePro S7150 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro S7150 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S7150 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S7150 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro S7150 has 25% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S7150 has 6 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S7150 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S7150 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7150 is 220 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S7150 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7150 is 4000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7150 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture GCN 3.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tonga Broadway-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 February 2016 7 January 2010
Pipelines 2048 1600
Core clock speed 920 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 117.8
Floating-point performance 3,763 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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