GeForce 720A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 720A and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, 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 GeForce 720A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 720A
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
GeForce 720A | Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 120 Watt |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2x1 GB |
Display Connectors | No outputs | |
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- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 263% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
- GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
- GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 720A is 75 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
- GeForce 720A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 720A is 1000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 9−10 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
low / 720p | 1−2 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 24−27 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
4K / 2160p | − | 6−7 |
low / 720p | 0−1 | 50−55 |
medium / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | 45−50 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 720A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. | ||
low / 768p | 60−65 | 210−220 |
medium / 768p | 27−30 | 180−190 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 100−110 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 50−55 |
4K / 2160p | − | 30−35 |
high / 768p | 16−18 | 140−150 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 478% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
low / 768p | 70−75 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 720A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 110−120 |
medium / 768p | 10−11 | 95−100 |
ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 65−70 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 265% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 16−18 |
4K / 2160p | − | 6−7 |
low / 720p | 0−1 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | − | 20−22 |
high / 1080p | − | 24−27 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 20−22 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 16−18 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 100−110 |
medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 377% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | 0−1 | 27−30 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 9−10 |
4K / 2160p | − | 9−10 |
low / 720p | 0−1 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 30−33 |
low / 768p | 18−20 | 85−90 |
medium / 768p | − | 75−80 |
high / 1080p | 0−1 | 30−35 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
medium / 720p | 12−14 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
4K / 2160p | − | 3−4 |
low / 720p | 0−1 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
low / 768p | 75−80 | 110−120 |
high / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
medium / 1080p | − | 100−110 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 49% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
low / 720p | 8−9 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | − | 24−27 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 0−1 | 30−33 |
medium / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
low / 768p | 0−1 | 55−60 |
medium / 768p | − | 35−40 |
high / 1080p | − | 20−22 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
4K / 2160p | − | 8−9 |
low / 768p | 45−50 | 100−110 |
medium / 768p | 14−16 | 60−65 |
ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 35−40 |
high / 768p | 12−14 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 200% more, than GeForce 720A. |
Full Specs
GeForce 720A | Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | |
Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Terascale 2 |
Code name | GF117 | Broadway-XT |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 July 2014 | 7 January 2010 |
Pipelines | 96 | 1600 |
Core clock speed | 775 MHz | 700 MHz |
Boost Clock | 938 MHz | |
Transistor count | 585 million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Texture fill rate | 15.01 | |
Floating-point performance | 360.2 gflops | |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Vulkan | N/A | |
CUDA | 2.1 | |
Laptop size | large | |
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