FirePro W9000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

When choosing between FirePro W9000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870, 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 W9000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • FirePro W9000 has 600% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 275 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tahiti Broadway-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 975 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 28.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
  Check Price Check Price