GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 GTX 1060 6 GB Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 120 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 806 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 7000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 225% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name GP106 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 July 2016 7 January 2010
Pipelines 1280 1600
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
Laptop size large
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