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    GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

    In this comparison between GeForce GT 650M SLI 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 GeForce GT 650M SLI 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.
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    GeForce GT 650M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 GeForce GT 650M SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:

    GeForce GT 650M SLI Laptops
    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 650M SLI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2x1 GB
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    • GeForce GT 650M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 650M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 90 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • GeForce GT 650M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 3000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 30−35
    medium / 1080p 14−16 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 650M SLI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
    Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
    Code name N13E-GE Broadway-XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 7 January 2010
    Pipelines 768 1600
    Core clock speed 790 MHz 700 MHz
    Boost Clock 835 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1000 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    CUDA +
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
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