Mobility Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5830 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5830 or Radeon HD 6970M here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
24 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M has 212% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6970M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6970M are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M is 180 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M is 100 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
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
4−5
10−12
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
9−10
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
140−150
180−190
medium / 768p
110−120
150−160
ultra / 1080p
50−55
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
80−85
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
ultra / 1080p
30−33
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
4K / 2160p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
30−33
medium / 1080p
6−7
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 114% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
−
low / 720p
60−65
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 60% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
9−10
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
50−55
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
9−10
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
9−10
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
18−20
40−45
medium / 768p
12−14
24−27
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 122% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Terascale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Broadway
Blackcomb XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
6 January 2011
Pipelines
800
960
Core clock speed
500 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
32.64
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
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