GeForce GTX 960 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Mobility 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 960 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 960	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 has 140% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 427 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	10−11
ultra / 1080p	21−24	6−7
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	21−24
medium / 1080p	40−45	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	55−60	16−18
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	60−65	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 209% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	250−260	170−180
medium / 768p	220−230	140−150
ultra / 1080p	180−190	70−75
QHD / 1440p	110−120	40−45
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 86% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	120−130	90−95
medium / 768p	110−120	75−80
ultra / 1080p	100−110	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	45−50	12−14
ultra / 1080p	40−45	10−12
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	4−5
low / 720p	80−85	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 235% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	60−65	18−20
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	75−80
medium / 1080p	110−120	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 175% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	60−65	16−18
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	30−35	4−5
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	65−70	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 231% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	140−150	65−70
medium / 768p	120−130	55−60
high / 1080p	70−75	18−20
ultra / 1080p	30−35	8−9
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	6−7
ultra / 1080p	20−22	5−6
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	1−2
low / 720p	65−70	18−20
medium / 1080p	30−35	9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	120−130	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	18−20
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	130−140	35−40
medium / 768p	85−90	21−24
high / 1080p	45−50	12−14
ultra / 1080p	24−27	8−9
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	50−55	24−27
high / 768p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 24% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 960	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM206	Broadway-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 January 2015	7 January 2010
Pipelines	1024	800
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	700 MHz
Boost Clock	1178 MHz
Transistor count	2,940 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	72 billion/sec	28.00
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
G-SYNC support	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores	1024
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	4 displays
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	318 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	141.47 Sol/s
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
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GeForce GTX 960 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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