FirePro S9050 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

When choosing between FirePro S9050 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro S9050 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

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 S9050 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 87% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 4500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tahiti Broadway-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 7 January 2010
Pipelines 1792 1600
Core clock speed 900 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
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