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    GeForce GTX 590 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

    When comparing GeForce GTX 590 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    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:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 2x1 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 204% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 515 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 590 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 707 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
    Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
    Code name GF110 Broadway-XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 March 2011 7 January 2010
    Pipelines 1024 1600
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 1000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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