GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480M SLI 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 480M SLI 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.
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 GTX 480M SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 480M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
120 Watt
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2x1 GB
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 480M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 275 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M SLI is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
210−220
medium / 768p
180−190
180−190
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
QHD / 1440p
55−60
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−35
high / 768p
140−150
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
ultra / 1080p
65−70
65−70
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
10−11
9−10
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
80−85
75−80
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
high / 1080p
20−22
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 480M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
N11E-GTX-A3
Broadway-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
25 May 2010
7 January 2010
Pipelines
704
1600
Core clock speed
425 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
1000 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Laptop size
large
large
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