GeForce GTX 570M vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 570M and Radeon HD 5870, 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 GTX 570M stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 570M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 570M 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 GeForce GTX 570M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 570M
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570M.
GeForce GTX 570M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 570M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 570M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 570M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 275 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
GeForce GTX 570M and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
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
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 570M and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
180−190
medium / 768p
130−140
150−160
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
QHD / 1440p
40−45
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
35−40
40−45
medium / 768p
21−24
24−27
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 570M
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 2
Code name
N12E-GT
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
28 June 2011
23 September 2009
Pipelines
336
1600
Core clock speed
575 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
32.2 billion/sec
68.00
Floating-point performance
772.8 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72.0 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 API
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
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
Optimus
+
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