GeForce GTX 570M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 570M 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 GTX 570M 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.

GeForce GTX 570M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 60% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 570M is 500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N12E-GT Broadway-XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 28 June 2011 7 January 2010
Pipelines 336 1600
Core clock speed 575 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 772.8 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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